I'm really, really, really scared about the recital coming up in a few weeks. Cristine and I are doing better, but for some reason, I just can't get "Arabesque" to work for me! It's not like I'm not practicing, I am, but I don't think my fingers are up to this challenge. The piece is short, but not sweet, and definitely not simple. The more I try to think about it, the more my fingers seem to not want to work. Over the next two weeks I'll have to work really hard to make sure this piece is in tip top shape for the recital. It really doesn't mean much, but the fact that I can take a piece and perfect it means a lot to me. The only time I've actually done it was with "Ode to Joy" and that was because it HAD to be perfect in order for it to work. And in that case I think the pressure of HAVING to be right, not just wanting to be perfect is what did it for me. I also practiced a lot more than I have for this piece. I'll try really hard to get this finished, but I don't know that I can get it to where I want it to be.
"Ode to Joy" with Cristine is just about there, and we will be fine. I still have to practice a lot to get there, and SHE actually has to practice, but I know how she feels and what's going through her mind because I have been in that same spot, where I didn't practice for years! I just hope she can pull it together so we can both have an awesome recital.
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