Oh, your teacher is really going to yell at you. And your girlfriend or boyfriend is going to be very disappointed. Your students aren't going to know what to say to you because this is going so badly. Your hands are shaking or sweaty or cold. Believe me, you're not alone.
Performance anxiety affects almost everyone, from the beginner to the most seasoned professional.
It is truly remarkable what paranoid ingenuity most of us generate during performance in order to defeat ourselves. It all begins when our minds wander. Some distraction, usually minor, occurs, and we become less and less able to concentrate. The results are nervousness, memory lapses, technical errors and general discomfort with and, ultimately, fear of performing. The whole mess can often be avoided quite simply by thinking a few essential thoughts before going on stage.