[Infero Exicution]

I always get nervous when playing (nicly put by the way Der)
and When I'm done, I'm relieved, and happy i did what I did.
All you need is some practice and you should be good.

Having an audience can be of stress, but it's how you make the audience feel
thats important. And of course if you did your best.

[butter]

last friday and saturday i played in front of about 300 people with my band, so 600 total. the most id ever played for before that was maybe 30

the thing is, you have to believe that you are good, and tell yourself that. get pumped up before you play. and then, just act like you are practicing at home and get into it. feel what you are playing. i was a bit nervous the first night, but i got over it and it was great.

if you think you are good, make everyone else believe it. dont worry about what they MIGHT think, play your best and KNOW what they will think when you are done.

[Infero Exicution]

Originally Posted by butter

get pumped up before you play.

Yeah do some chest bumps with everyone.

[Gus]

About a couple of years ago I was watching to people jam out in my school (Yes, it wasn't any thing heavy), They asked me to play and I played a slayer Beat (Is it usually a Blast or Shank?).

What I am guessing is they heard noise, because they didn't seem to understand it.

Later on I showed the same beat to an experienced drummer with the genre I like to play, and he had nothing bad to say about it (and told me the name on it).

Listen to criticism, even the slightest tips can help!

[lucius borich jr]

You guys have helped me make some really good decisions about buying, & making a lot of decisions to making my kit better. I really appreciate that, so on my behalf i thank u all heaps for helping me out. Also what is the next step to overcome my embarrassment. CHEERS LB JR

[ChrisH]

Keep doing what your doing, I have played shows with just a handful of people and shows 10,000 plus. The more you play the easier it gets. Trust me by the time your playing a 100 plus shows a year, it wont even be an issue.

[lucius borich jr]

THANX, what about if ur band manager or something asks you to do a massive solo and everyone is rellying on u to do this thats the time it gets hard for me. i just keep sweating and getting nervous but after its finished i feel so proud of myself, why is that?
why do i hype up when i know everyone will like it? its strange it just happens but its really irritating. Any other pointers will be great.

CHEERS LB JR

[Luke]

That just sounds like your nervous man! I just played some songs at a friends church today for a service and I was pretty nervous. But thats because I didn't hear the songs until our worship band's 2 hour practice before the service! But It all went great once we got up there to actually perform.

My three pieces of advice that have worked for me are
1. Clear your mind of all other things besides drumming
2. Focus your mind and think trough what your going to play
3. Don't try to play anything you haven't absolutely mastered in practice

Hope that helps!!!