Crash tackling nerves

Getting nerves before a performance is a common thing, everybody get them weather you are Michael Jackson or just any joe off the street playing in a pub. So don’t think you are alone it is how you let those butterflies affect you is the important thing. Their are some reasons you get nervous which you can eliminate. Such as those nerves and bad thoughts that you get when you know you haven't practiced much, thats easy practice more so you can flick those nagging thoughts away. Also when you practice just focus on what you are doing and don't let your mind stray to other things, if you do that then you will probably let your mind stray in the performance and things can go wrong. If you get deathly nervous in front of huge crowds then start small and work you way up cause no one wants to go watch a shaking leave on stage. Another thing to remember is that just when you are about to perform your nerves increase so by deeply and slowly breathing you can control your heart and minimize the worst bit of nerves. Thats how I got over some of my nerves, I do still get a little nervous before a performance and thats good it pushes me to be better. I was also once told while waiting in a line for the tower of terror (a roller coaster) and hearing the loud screams to push against a wall like your trying to push it over, it gives you a break from the nerves for about a minute until they come back. Remember having no nerves is just as bad as having heaps of nerves. I hope this helps you... Rachel