Live performances and you!

[Tonimata]

So yesterday I got to perform at the biggest theatre in my town in front of an audience of around 300 people, and I had the time of my life. Strangely enough, I also managed to remain calm and play my music without fucking up, and so the idea for this thread came to mind:

To you, performing Escapists, how do you feel when you go on stage?

 

[Fulax]

I feel like I'm in a dream. Because I am. I don't play an instrument.

 

[SonicKoala]

I've only ever played in front of a large audience once - I was scared shitless, but I ended up performing my song pretty well. I found that my nerves were particularly bad at the beginning, but I managed to mellow out somewhat and got into a sort of groove which carried me through the rest of the song.

That being said, I probably wouldn't want to do that again. Playing alone in my bedroom is far more relaxing.

 

[Daipire]

My hands and feet start shaking terribly.

And when you play the drums, that is a very bad thing.

 

[Plinglebob]

The only time I've ever really been nervous was when I had to play a euphonium solo (my weakest instrament) that I had only been given a week before. Other then that I'm normally ok because I'm confident enough in my ability and 1/2 the time the audience wouldn't be able to tell if you made a mistake.

Surprisingly enough, the time I was most relaxed was when I and 2 others were performing the singing part for a piece the orchestra I'm in were playing and I was singing the female lead Falsetto wearing a stupid pink hat (to match my beard) in from of about 500 people. Got a standing ovation for that though.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

My most nervous moment was playing a Chopin Nocturne in front of a paying audience of around 200-300 people. Went well, and once I started the nerves faded, and I enjoyed myself. Also played an encore (a mazurka), but by that stage was well into the swing of it, and I was untroubled by nerves