Stage fright is a craft, not a curse

The myth: confident performers don't get nervous. The truth: every concert violinist I've ever shared a green room with has shaking hands ten minutes before the downbeat.

What separates them is not absence of fear. It's a routine. They know what they're going to eat, when they're going to warm up, what scale they'll play last, and what they'll think about as they walk on.

Build your routine in lessons, not on the day. Make stage fright a craft you rehearse, and it stops being a curse.