Today was my recital for "Harry's Wondrous World", the piece I've been working on since JANUARY! Most of it went really well, but I messed up a small part, I pulled through and managed to end it with a BANG! This has been one of the longest periods of time I've worked on a piece.
I was also the last, and therefore most advanced, student to perform, which made me more nervous than I already was! To add to the pressure, this was the first time I had performed without music in front of me, so this recital was a very, very scary one. Despite these challenges though, I think it went really well, especially considering the added pressured. I only stumbled once, but pulled through the end! Everyone liked it and I got many compliments, which was nice, but I still wish I could pull off another perfect piece. I suppose it is because I don't practice as often as I should, and don't focus all of my energy into it until the last minute. This is something I really need to work on if I want to get better, especially because I only have less than a year left before I go off to college and can't take lessons anymore. The next few months need to be focused on practicing more so I can get as far as I can before going out on my own.
