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The experience was no doubt worthwhile. What can you do to make it better next time?
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Originally posted by Morodiene: Originally posted by jazzyprof:
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3. In practicing for performance as well as in typing, the secret is to slow down and do it right.  [/b]Me too. I'm a medical transcriptionist and work at home (great setup for practicing), and I can't go directly from piano back to transcribing. I have to wait about 10 minutes or so, or else the computer keyboard feels "strange" and I can't find my place.
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It was probably not as bad as you think.
Last week I preformed "Tico-Tico" in an open-mic type thing. I really convinced myself that I did badly but afterwards got many congratulations from people.
It's not the end of the world.
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Typical experience. If you really were that bad, I guess your teacher gave you "the look". In my case, people are often of the oppinion that I played better than I thought. There were a couple of instances in which I felt like you, but I saw it coming a long way and warned my teacher. Turns out one time I was justified in bashing myself after the performance, but just one. I guess confidence is not my strong point.
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Oh I had many congratulations but I felt they would have congratulated had I gone on and played one note!
Patience's the best teacher, and time the best critic. - F.F.Chopin
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Originally posted by hopinmad:
Oh I had many congratulations but I felt they would have congratulated had I gone on and played one note! Keep playing for that audience! Every time you perform, you learn something. Every time I perform, the meaning of "do not procrastinate" sinks in deeper  This gives me hope that someday I may have a performance where I'm "completely prepared". Hang in there.
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Sorry for being ignorant but what does "procrastinate" mean?
I'm playing the same pieces again (on two occasions) during the next month, hopefully I will be playing then better by the end!
Patience's the best teacher, and time the best critic. - F.F.Chopin
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hopimad: Sorry for being ignorant but what does "procrastinate" mean?You could look it up at www.dictionary.com or perhaps you'd rather put that off until tomorrow -Michael B.
There are two rules to success in life: Rule #1. Don't tell people everything you know.
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Merriam-Webster seems to be much, much better: http://www.m-w.com/ Just compare what and in what order the two dictionaries say about 'liberal'.
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