Practice, practice, practice!! A very well-known muso once described to me the difference between an enthusiastic amateur and a pro musician. The enthusiastic amateur rehearses a number until he/she gets it right. The pro rehearses the same number until he/she KNOWS they can't do it wrong. Even now after fifty years (my God!) performing, I still get nervous before going on stage, but the fact that all the material we present to the audience is printed on our souls gives me the confidence to launch in knowing it will give value. So don't run through a piece five times, do it fifty times, and one more for luck. It works!
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