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This article is from the Piano Playing from Memory FAQ, by Isako Hoshino rmmpfaq@yahoo.com with numerous contributions by others.

4.1) Stress and forgetting (Piano Playing from Memory)

Stress is an enemy of memory. It tends to make the limbic part of
the brain, which controls the fight or flight responses,
predominate over the other functions. The stress of a new
situation, such as a different piano or venue, an unanticipated
distraction, worry about possibly forgetting, and, most of all,
the presence of an audience or of examiners all make remembering
difficult and even cause memory lapses. Going directly from
isolated practice at home to the recital stage introduces most of
these causes of stress all at once. How can such stresses and/or
their effects be minimized?

 

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