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	Podcast:		The Bulletproof Musician
	Episode:		How to Start a Performance with More Accuracy (Without the Onstage Warm-Up)
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:07:55
	Publish Date:		2026-01-18 08:00:00
	Description:		One of my teachers often used to say that no matter what you’re playing, when you’re on stage, the beginning of a piece is always the hardest part. Not because the opening is more difficult technically, but because we’ve generally been sitting around for a little while, so we’re feeling kind of cold, a little disconnected from our instrument, and nervous and jittery. And it often takes us a minute or two to get warmed up and really hit our stride. Which might not be the end of the world if you’re playing a 30-minute concerto. But if it’s an audition that only lasts a few minutes, this “warm-up” period can feel like a really long (and crappy) couple minutes. Is there something we can do to be more accurate right from the start, and skip that “settling-in” period? (spoiler alert - yes, there is
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