Made mah day.

[Nebbles]

Okay, let's bring up another thing: my anxiety is what makes me so terrified. I need to build up confidence.

[Olimar12345]

sorry, I edited my post:

To do it a lot. Play for everyone you can and try not to think too hard about it. Let yourself get lost in the music.

[Nebbles]

Oooh, okay. How do you get over that first initial "oh god i am so scared" bump?

[Olimar12345]

The same way you get over how cold the pool water is: you jump in.

[Jub3r7]

Also, practicing extra to compensate for nervousness is a thing, too.

[SlowPokemon]

For me, being nervous kind of went away after I got used to performing. I hardly feel anything anymore. Idk if that's common though, some people will tell you it never goes away and it definitely never goes away entirely.

[Pianist Da Sootopolis]

For someone with bad anxiety it doesn't always go away, but in no way is it a career stopper if you can manage it.
The best strategy I've used is to sing the music in your head, imagining the score passing by you on a long scroll. Don't think too much about the technical difficulties.
And +1 to what Olimar said. Tips are great, but the best way to learn how to effectively use them is through performing.
Even something as simple as getting on a Skype call with someone and playing for them counts as performing.

[Nebbles]

I was gonna try performing in front of my friends over Skype sooner or later as a start to getting more confident.

[Pianist Da Sootopolis]

I was gonna try performing in front of my friends over Skype sooner or later as a start to getting more confident.

You should. It's a good way to gain confidence.

[Nebbles]

Of course it's still kinda scary, but it's a start. I can always ask my parents too.

[Pianist Da Sootopolis]

You definitely should. If you'd like, I'm also welcome to be an audience, just add me on Skype.

In other news, my new project is a composition one! Sort of.
I'm writing variations on this theme of Schubert.

[BlackDragonSlayer]

I found out that there is a place called California Ocean Grill nearby, a.k.a. SEAFOOD HEAVEN. <3_<3

[Pianist Da Sootopolis]

I found out that there is a place called California Ocean Grill nearby, a.k.a. SEAFOOD HEAVEN. <3_<3

eww seafood

[Nebbles]

Seafood is so good tho

[InsigTurtle]

Seafood is good if you cook it right. It's super easy to overcook it though, so I guess a lot of people have experiences eating salty fishy rubber.

I won a student composer competition in my province, and it's going on to national judging. Although, I don't have too much faith in that piece since the feedback from the provincial adjudicator noted its difficulty ^_^;
I guess I have trouble controlling the difficulty in both my arrangements and compositions? Even though I only made a net profit of $20, I don't really care about the prize since it's a nice accomplishment