Need To Become More Consistent When Playing, Want to play in front of an audience and probably will this summer Options

[vane505]

Hello! I have played fingerpicking on and off for about 7-8 years, and I really want to improve my consistency when playing and be able to perform live. I didn't have a good training routine before and just tried to play after a tablature until I could play it well, but in the latest 6-8 weeks or so I have started playing very slow and build up, which really have improved my learning speed and my sound when playing.

I'm still not consistent enough though and all to often make mistakes that sometimes interrupt the piece I'm playing. I might do 0-1 mistake when I play a song I feel I know well and I might accidently interrupt my playing about every third or fourth time playing (I have no issue with the right hand, it's always the left). This of course is not good enough if I want to play in front of an audience. Do you have any practice tips that could possibly help me out? Thank you!

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[Cosmin Lupu]

All great advice from Ben! I might add that at point number 2, once you get used to the idea of going through the entire piece from one end to the other a few times, you will be able to shift your focus from being able to remember what's coming next, to being able to play every note as it should be technically played. Then, you will be able to focus at the interpretation of the piece and then, it's off to the stage with you!

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