Wednesday 16th February 2005
Are You Ready To Perform?

Dear Friend,

I hope this finds you well this musical February when the love vibes are still in the air! My best wishes that they remain in the air for long to come. I'd also like to say well done to Dave Bonney who won the two free coaching sessions through the most inspirational change that he's after!

In this issue of InnerRhythm, we look at how ready you are as a performer. Already six weeks into 2005, how many performances have you had? How did they go? Have you heard from anyone as a result of it? Think back to your last performance, just before it in fact, how ready were you? Could you assess your readiness? Were you oozing with confidence, or could you feel the butterflies inside?

Being ready for any performance is as important as actually getting there and performing, if not more, because your performance will reflect the bags of preparation you've got stashed up your sleeves. Will you make or break at the testing point? The article below allows you to understand how ready you are in a performance and comes with a free worksheet that allows you to answer the mighty question: "Are You Ready To Perform?"

As always, thanks for your support :)

Coach Kavit

How many times have you been on stage, and seen yourself appear different from when you are naturally being yourself, and “off-stage”?

Performing is no “ordinary” activity, even if you do it week in, week out, because to be at your peak and to deliver 150% at your highest potential, you need to have lots of practice and preparation under your sleeves!

I admit, it’s hard to practice when you’re in front of the mirror or just with yourself – it just isn’t the same as if you were with people or on stage. No matter how much you sing or drum to yourself in front of the mirror, it doesn’t come close to the real thing so my simple tip here for best practice and preparation, is that once you properly know the pieces you are performing, get yourself in front of some mics and begin playing in a big space that way.

Oh, and another big thing to check up on before performing, is to make sure you’ve rehearsed with your band, instead of just appearing and trying to play together. How many times have you seen that go wrong? They may play well individually, but without practice to gel together – will it really work? Rehearsal is the next best thing to actually being there as long as you make effective use of your time…

Also, when you’re rehearsing with your band – one of the most biggest things that most musicians miss out is to work on the elements of performance beyond playing their individual instruments together. Ensure you work on movements, gestures, interactions with other band members, talk between songs, taking the mic off the stand, running out into the audience. Such things may seem really simple but there not ordinary behaviour so make sure you get some vital practice and preparation in. Future newsletters may include resources to developing these skills effectively.

It’s also great to assess how well prepared you are mentally for the event. I use a set of questions that I came up with to assess my own readiness to perform, and I’d like to share them with you.

It will open as a Microsoft Word document. If you would like some musicians development coaching via email, send through your completed attachment to info@coachkavit.com and I’ll be happy to work with you to making the most out of your performance.

Are You Ready To Perform? http://www.coachkavit.com/docs/readytoperform.doc

Are you technically gifted but scared of audiences?

Are you a great instrumentalist but can't get yourself to play in front of audiences?

Have you got years of practice under your sleeve but fall short when you get on stage? ...And Much More?

Then make sure you check out this Express Yourself course which covers the five main elements of building confidence, building better audience rapport, taming performance anxiety, mastering concentration and learning some effective communication techniques to getting regular performances through self-discovery, learning from the past, spell-binding performances and some great techniques and strategies.

This course was designed by Life Coach Kavit Haria who has faced such problems and overcome them using great solutions producing effective reoccuring results!

You can get this course at low cost in a 40 page booklet via post and you can get optional coaching with Kavit for an additional fee. For more information, check out Express Yourself

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