Hello Kerri, taker it easy. It is only one from many experiences of life. And how to overcome: Do not practise THAT HARD. This is waste of time & energy. Practise those things you cannot do well & skip the other things you can do very well already or at least practise things you can do very good. Practise them just then & when. Concentrate your effort to the things which have to be practised every time, e.g. the one long page in the third movement where you hardly can take any breath. Calculate well your breath points. Do a lot on the F side where fingering is easier & do passages which are easier fingered on the Bb-side on the B-side. Both sides will give you a break (help) at the right place. Where (in the fast triplet thing on last page) two slured four tongued might help, do it. It depends on your tongue abilities. This is not changing the text but rather an evidence of your cleverness. Reduce your sound output in the loud passages to keep the "emergency package" ready for the last page, etc.
If you drink a beer here & there, well, skip it the next time you plan to perform, skip it the last two weeks before the performance. This does not reduce the nervosity, but keeps your mind clear to control nervosity. Last well meant advice: if you still don�t get your nerves under COMPLETE control during the next few years of your study, revise your plans regarding becoming a professional horn play, revise it to plan becoming a section player & NEVER a first, as the nervous demand would ruin you. Be a better section player, an over qualified section player, is much better & more satisfying than becoming a under qualified & thus very nervous 6 frustrated principal player. Well meant. It is up to you. -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Kerri C Davies Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. April 2003 13:48 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: [Hornlist] Nerves and Gliere Oh man, you guys. I feel totally worthless. I performed the third movement of the Gliere concerto yesterday at State contest yesterday and earned a two, not a one, which I had practiced for for months. I got really nervous and really played horribly. If I would have played up to my normal quality it would have been a one, or really close. I'm sure this has happened to you guys before, and it is happening more and more often to me. What good is a horn player who plays decent as long as he doesn't play in front of other critics? This is my senior year in high school, and was my last chance. It is quite frustrating to know how hard you've practiced, and that this is all you can amount to. Any suggestions or comments? I want to become a professional horn player and teacher of the horn, is this possible for me to achieve it? Thanks, everyone. Brittany Davies, Fort Myers, Florida _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
