How does a athelete and a musican prepare for the big day?

Question:grade 11 music need to no themental and the physical of both

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both sorts of people benefit from mental exercise.
did you ever read the book "the Right Stuff"? it tells us how the first astronauts who landed on the moon prepared for their mission, when no one had ever done it before them.. they had to mentally imagine and prepare everything from scratch. We have all benefitted from their experiences, and I have heard of several Olympic winners who used similar techniques to shape up their final competitions.
In the case of a musician: can you visualize the page of music- can you see all the notes you have to play/sing? Could you write down at least the opening bars on a fresh sheet of music paper, without having to look at the original?
How far can you write it sown? It helps if you have your main theme or melody playing on in your head as you do so. Taking the time to see how your hands/lips/body feel when you get to a certain phrase ( the hardest one, of course) and checking for technical errors without having to worry about carrying through the rest of the phrase, somewhat lie a famous baseball pitcher just starting his windup, but not actually making the pitch.
If your music is that thoroughly learned, then you ought to be able to let it run on while the rest of your energy is devoted to the absolute technicals on the day: how your posture will help your nerves, how your breathing enhances the phrasing,and above all, how much you enjoy doing this.
rock bottom physical: get enough rest, drink enough water the day before so that you are well hydrated ( but don't need to run to the bathroom), no drinks no drugs. If you are a smoker, try and be a minimalist . I don't care what you think it does for your nerves, the rest of your body suffers.
Eat fruits and veggies, avoid the really heavy stuff. Leave the fads alone ( I have heard of one batch of people who swear that sipping a spoonful of olive oil is good for the voice, but there's a sucker born every minute, as the man once said.) If you are a well practised musician, you will have heard of THE ZONE. we'd all like to live there, but if we get a couple of chances during our lifetimes, we'll consider ourselves lucky. this is where your mental concentration takes you above the plane of the mundane physical. time and space seem to stop, and only the music counts. Not even your emotions count. Only the music. By mentally preparing yourself as above, you are taking the first steps that might lead you into the Zone, but don't ever take it for granted. You can't wish it or force it to happen.
Check out not only "The Right Stuff", but also "The Inner Game of Music" for a much better description than I can give. Wasn' there also recently an Olympic diver who wrote a similar book?
Best wishes on your exams

Check out these books. Dr. Greene is well known in this field.

Performance Success : Performing Your Best Under Pressure
by Don Greene, Ph.D., Julie Landsman (Foreword by)
Paperback

Audition Success
By Don Greene

rest and bananas

That old adage, "be prepared"....seems to fit here....if you work hard and practice your talent you'll be as ready as you'll ever be.