How can I stop being so nervous at my piano recitals?

thanks ill try to think of that :)

What I used to do for the bad anxiety I got was to take some beta blockers (it lowers your heart rate, but doesn’t affect your concentration). What I do these days is to make sure that I can both site read the piece perfectly and know it off by heart, that way my nervs are slightly better. Also remember that no one in that room who isn’t performing can play that piece, even the judge as they haven’t practiced it, so they shouldn’t have anything bad to say.

Most musicians I know have problems with nerves. Your best bet is to practice your piece so thoroughly that even if you don’t play your best it will still be pretty good. I’ve come to see nerves as not an entirely bad thing. I’ve had some of my best as well as worst performances in high pressure situations. Sometimes all that adrenaline comes in handy. One of the things that helped me was when I was on the stage was to tell myself that this was my stage and when it is my turn to play I own it. My daughter’s violin teacher gets so nervous when she performs that she literally shakes. She has to take beta blockers to prevent her physical response to nerves else she would have to play everything tremolo.

For me just doing the thing that makes you nervous over and over again so that u get used to it, just like getting used to the water at the pool!

Also think positive thoughts and try not to think about it to much. And remember i am sure you are not the only one nervous!