Nerves

Nerves were something that had never bothered me before but due to learning the flute and taking up grades i soon found that life wasn't as plain sailing as everyone made it out to be.
As time grew closer to my grade one i began getting nervous every time i thought about it, something that i would realise would be my downfall later on in life.
By now myself and the teachers daughter were beginning to realise who could play and learn quicker and sadly i wasn't the one that was learning very quickly. She soon became the best flute player in the school and this was something that really bugged me and as a result i strive even harder to try and become the best in the school.
Gradually i became more and More confident at playing this grew as i became closer to the exam and as a result it was time to play my pieces with a piano! (Shock Horror) this was moving quick and gradually after a couple of rehearsals the exam day was here and sat in the waiting room was so nerve wracking that it was making my heart beat so hard. But how would i do ?