An Ironic Strategy to Stay Calmer and Avoid Rushing on Performance Days

Whether it's picking a tempo that's too fast, or rushing a shift, it's easy for things to feel sped up on concert days when the adrenaline kicks in, and the butterflies are fluttering about.Is there any way to be a little more centered on stage, and feel more at ease? Rather than hurried and rushed?Today's studies provide a few clues about what we can do in advance, to slow things down and be less antsy on performance days, starting from the time we wake up, through our last moments backstage...