Hello,
My G8 piano exam is on the 8th of September and I've started making some awful slips in my pieces and scales. I guess its nerves or something. Its very frustrating and scary! I hope I don't mess up my exam.
My mother has suggested I stop practising for 2 days and then get back to it. So right now I'm just listening to some music to help in my Aurals.
Has anyone else ever freaked out like this before the exams. If so what did you do to combat nerves?
Thanks,
Rupayan.

Sounds like you're practising too much. Either take a break from practising, or limit your practise to, say, 20 minutes a day for a while. I'm sure it'll all come together in time for the exam

yep...i did my grade 8 on 25th august 2001.... the only thing that could calm me down was keep practising...

hey!!!!

i kno how you feel!!! it is totally nerve wrenching, when pieces that were perfect start going wrong!!

my advice is to chill, have determination, its not as if these slip ups have always been there!! you can play the pieces!! remember this!! have faith in yourself, enjoy what your doing and you'll be fine, just dont focus too much on something that you can already do!!

good luck!!! let us know how it goes!

jaime

Try not practicing for a few days. Don't even think about it. It might help you to relax. A lot of times about 2 weeks before an exam or competition I stop practicing for a little while and it calmes me down. When I practice too much, I end up playing worse.

hey

dont worry about it! i was the same for my grade 4 exam last yr i did soooo many errors that i wz lucky to have just passed it with the mark i had. i was worrying too much about failin it that, i practised alot way too much i should say but the following xam i did which was grade 5 i was soo much better as i relaxed and i didnt do sooo much in 1 way its beta to do around 20 mins a day. At the end of the day its only an exam u do ur best then thats be proud of yourself that ur on grade 8!

queen of sheeba xx

Thank you everyone for your advice and encouragement. It really helps to see others care . I am relaxing a bit now and already I feel less nervous. I'll do my best.
I'll let you all know how the exam went after it's over.
Thanks again.
Bye.