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Being An Artist
Seth Godin (whom I may or may not have mentioned before) is someone I consider to be a great role model and inspiration for me as a musician. Considering he is a business/marketing genius, you might consider that a little odd. What insight could he possible have to offer me, a musician? The answer: A life-changing amount. There are many reasons for this, but it is my hope you would check out his…
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Always Have Your Music With You
Also entitled, You Probably Shouldn’t Leave Your Sheet Music on the Stand at Home
Exciting things are happening, but, as frequently happens, they bring great stress with them. For me, that usually leads to an increase in absentmindedness (which is usually at pretty significant levels to begin with). From this comes the following tale:
A few days ago, I was scheduled for a solo performance during…
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Effort doesn't matter if love is left behind.
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But the Greatest of These Is Love
My apologies for my recent hiatus. This post has actually been in the works for a while now, but a series of unforeseen circumstances interfered with it actually happening.
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about what I would rank as the #1 performance skill. I don’t know that I’ve settled on one, but the ability to focus is a top contender. Without it, most performances go awry (or at least…
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It's All In Your Head
It’s All In Your Head
Nerves get the best of musicians (and other performers) all the time. Dealing with performance anxiety is perhaps the single most frustrating issue for performers.
Which means “How do I get rid of performance anxiety?” is a hot topic of conversation in many musician circles. Anxiety is uncomfortable and distracting. It can cause performers to make mistakes and often seems impossible to control.…
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Knowledge Is Power
Or something like that.
But really, knowledge can be an invaluable tool not only in practicing, but also in reducing performance anxiety. The reason for this is that it brings objectivity into a highly subjective arena.
One could say that it reduces the emotional power of music issues. Rather than becoming unnecessarily frustrated or upset over a mistake, it allows us to step back and understand…
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Promoting Certainty
Quite simply, in a field as subjective as music, there is a very small amount of things we can be certain of.
Is there a 100% chance we’re going to hit that high note-that nothing could go wrong? No.
Is there a 100% chance we’re going to have a successful audition? No.
Is there a 100% chance our audience is going to relate to, or agree with, our interpretations? No.
The list could go on and on,…
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Most important, if we make developing our practicing mind our first order of business, then the process of becoming will become an adventure, and we will be filled with peace instead of struggle.
Thomas M. Sterner, The Practicing Mind
The Flower
“Let’s see what nature teaches us every day as we walk past the flowers in our garden. At what point is a flower perfect?
Is it perfect when it is nothing more than a seed in your hand waiting to be planted? All that it will ever be is there in that moment.
Is it perfect when it first starts to germinate unseen under several inches of soil? This is when it displays the first signs of the…
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I do not feel that artists have to spend hours a day to keep their technic efficient. If that were the case one would not be in a position to participate in the other joys of life. Nor could he enrich his art. Of course, mind you I am not saying that one should not work. But definitely I say that if one has developed a firm technic, it is not necessary to slave over the instrument for the rest of his life in order to keep in good form.
Gregor Piatagorsky
Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse.
Julia Cameron
A Celebration
Us musicians (and performers) spend a lot of time focusing on improving ourselves. We agonize over how to improve our skills, analyze our technique for flaws, and relentlessly pursue the closest place to perfection we can find.
What we usually don’t spend a lot of time doing is focusing on all that is right. In a realm where eliminating error is the goal, it is easy to forget to think about…
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Performance Panic
It’s audition season! Countless students are making final preparations for the beginning-of-school-year assessment of their playing ability (primarily to determine ensemble seating). This, like many performances, provides the wonderful opportunity to make a brilliant mistake (or be awesome, you can take your pick).
Why? Well, we know that performances are rarely flawless. However, a lot of the…
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