Hi Everyone,
I have to agree totally with Ellen and Gary. I would like to relate a story about the chairman of the Music Dept. at Harding University. Dr. Erle T. Moore was answering questions one morning in his music theory class (I know this to be true, I was there) and a young woman was complaining about the number of Music Dept. Recitals just before the close of the spring semester. To answer her question about the number of recitals we were required to attend he simply replied, "My dear children, Music is Performance". One must learn how to be comfortable performing, and the only way is to perform. I use almost the same kind of analogy when my students are preparing for State Solo and Ensemble. They usually cringe the first year they go to state and have to sight read. I tell them the only way they will become comfortable is to sight read a lot of music...
My .02 on this thread.
Walt Lewis
At 12:57 PM 4/27/2005 -0500, you wrote:
I totally agree with Gary. I have noticed that my students who play regularly in church or for relatives or in similar "little or no pressure" situations do the best on auditions, tryouts, and school playing tests, even though the material they play may differ with the situation. So I recommend that a person play as often as possible - volunteer to play hymns or patriotic tunes at a nursing home; play at church or church activities; play for relatives - they are interested in your accomplishments. You will share your gift of music with others as well as preparing yourself for auditions and adjudicated performances. Think of playing, no matter what the situation, as a chance to share your music and the wonderful sound of the horn. Ellen
> Hi, > > Unfortunately, the best way to beat any kind of > anxiety is to continually put yourself in situations > that create the anxiety, as many on the list have > already told you. Performance anxiety decreases in > relation to the amount of performances you give. > > In the mental health field, we call it "immersion > therapy." > > Performance-enhancing drugs (Inderal) are a last > resort, and should only be tried after everything > else. > > Gary Suits, MSW, ACSW
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