In Reply to: Exactly -- no big deal at all. Some guys get nervous even tho they're pros. nt posted by Rick W on September 23, 2014 at 11:20:27:
What bothers me is when people recommend drugs for student amateurs or children who are nervous about performing. I know a musician who has become a self-annointed "performance anxiety" teacher/lecturer, giving seminars for a fee and the like, and she is very pro-drug.
I guess pros will do what they have to do, but to suggest amateurs or children take drugs for performance anxiety is ludicrous. A big benefit to studying music is to gain confidence in performing in public. Some people will never be entirely comfortable on stage, and careers in the performing arts are probably not for them, but they can still benefit from a taste of the experience -- without drugs, imo.
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- RE: Exactly -- no big deal at all. Some guys get nervous even tho they're pros. nt - rbolaw 12:03:47 09/23/14 (2)
- Agree. - Rick W 23:28:01 09/23/14 (1)
- +1: Agree. - andy evans 12:22:35 09/24/14 (0)