big competition tomorrow and im SO nervous.....im in two catogories: flute classical short and piano classical. I don't think im ready....... and by the way is eating a banana good for you....ive heard you should eat it 1-2 hours before u play......why??!?!?!?

You must think positive before a competition. Allowing yourself to think negatively will only cause you to mess up in your most shaky sections of the piece.

About the banana, something about the Phosphorus in it, or whatever chemical it contains. It's supposed to help you calm down.

good luck tomorrow

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Good luck!

thanks but i din't win........i completely messed up on piano and totally started off wrong on flute not to mention that by flute piece was like 30 seconds long and everyone elses was like 5 minutes long........oh well im going to get a lecture from my piano teacher and a good job from my flute........ i think i need the most luck on piano lesson thursday..... when she talks i feel as if i need to cry she's so stern......

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that.
I hate it when teachers are like that. It is not like you messed up on purpose. Keep your head up girl and don't let her make you feel any worse then you do already.

thanks kara wish me luck.........

Music4God,
I'm sorry your competition didn't go so well. I'm sorrier that you're afraid of being chewed out by your piano teacher.
Maybe you could ask your piano teacher about specific preparations for competitions, auditions, etc. She may be able to help by scheduling 'performances' of music that you already know well, in really low-key situations. Say a performance of an etude at the piano shop on a Tuesday afternoon, to start, and then build up from there.
It sounds like you have a tremendous amount of pressure put on you, by both yourself and your teacher, and that has to be really hard to deal with. The two ways to ease the pressure are 1) know the music really, really well and 2)be used to performing. Some people don't ever get over being nervous, but most people can, and I'm sure you can, too.
I hope you are feeling better!

thanks tibbie its just i can preform at a recital just fine but when a 80 year old women sits at a table in a huge room just staring at you i tend to get WAY nervous..... i know my piece but my mind is totally wandering by that time.....

OK, so...do you have an 80-year-old Grandma or even just sweet old neighbor, who can sit in your living room, behind a table, looking mean?

It is hard to see sometimes, that these judges are nice people, and really would like for you to do well.

uhmp.... i never thought of that......

you are learning a valuable lesson, always try to simulate the situation before doing any audition, performance or competition, then have people purposely distract you

So music4god, did you see your piano teacher yet? I hope she wasn't too hard on you.