Pathbreaker I wonder if you're able to rate your mental focus for that day or if you can compare how busy you were even in the days leading up to the performance. In addition to focus on your ideal physical state in preparation for performance
That's a great point and a definite learning! I was super busy the few days before the "performance". I think I practiced on Tuesday and then was running around on Wed-Fri including a really exhausting event on Friday (had to get up really early), and I didn't get to practice again or to recover before this thing on Saturday afternoon. I just grabbed my stuff and showed up.
Pathbreaker And finally, an ability to care less about the outcome sometimes helps.
I've got this part down for the casual events! That's why I'm surprised every time I get anxious, because I genuinely don't feel embarrassed if I bomb because it's so casual!
Thanks for sharing the video, I'll check it out later!
ShiroKuro I think there's something that happens when you have two pieces, and you get even a 30 second break in between, it helps to reset the fight or flight response, let it calm down.
Hmmmmm, that's interesting! Next month I'll aim to play the first movement of Bach's Italian Concerto. Next month I'm going to check out my friend's harpsichords and I think I need to prepare some Bach to play on them. (As much as I'd tried, I've failed to find a good spot to put a 9' harpsichord where it wouldn't take up way too much space; she offered to give me one! But another friend and I will at least go check them out.)
ShiroKuro You'll have to experiment and see what works for you. And keep us posted of course, so we can compare notes! 🙂
Hah, of course!
ShiroKuro To me, the big take away is just that shaky hands, when they occur, are a biological reality. Not a moral failure, not a pianistic failure. Not even a preparation failure (although prep can certainly help). So my goal is to focus on learning how to play through them....
Yuck 🤣🤣🤣
pianoloverus Fear of memory slips is often one of the biggest parts of performance anxiety. The solution is simple... play with the score.
Not a problem for me, as I don't memorize anything!