gj Michelob -> RE: Beta blockers and other performance enhancing drugs (Nov. 7 2017 17:25:10)
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I did some research on this, and helped a lot of people. Maybe it is useful for you too. Good luck https://youtu.be/YtmvVnEhtbo Simple but sound advice, indeed, gerundino63. Thank you for sharing this. I shall try to practice, accordingly. Ultimately, I suppose that the suggested goal is to learn how to isolate oneself from the outer threat (the audience) and focus on the inner source of pleasure, the intimate enjoyment of playing. The problem is that many among us subordinate the gratifying experience of playing to the consequences of playing, the reaction of the audience. It would be quite helpful to separate the two, as the preoccupation for the latter always compromises the beauty of the former. However, there is one further step to the process. It is that enviable trait of those who perform even better in front of audiences. They seem to embrace the excitement that inhibits others (me) and, instead, naturally convert that energy to their advantage, feeling as disinhibited as one would after a few drinks. It is not only a matter of training or confidence, but also perhaps one of sheer vanity and seductive coquetry, which makes one play flirtatiously with the audience, expecting music to arouse the same emotions in the audience that it stirs in the musician. In my specific case, the music I play is my own secret diary that I timidly keep for myself and most hesitantly share. It is not a means of communication, but one of most contemplative meditation. I am not sure it is “stage fright” that prevents me from performing in public; I am simply reserved about something I hold to be so intimate.
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