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Brekelefuw · 04-18-2007, 01:20 AM

Hey Manny,
I did my final recital last week and I just got the dvd and cd back and I had a listen to it.
When I finished my recital, other than a few little hangups, I was happy with how it sounded, but as soon as I watched the dvd of it tonight I felt really upset at how it sounded. Hearing the recording doesn't sound like I remember it sounding, and I am now not nearly as happy with the outcome as I was before I heard the playback.

This leads me to my question.

I constantly get a bit blue when I hear myself played back because I can pick all the little things I don't like about my playing. I guess it is like hearing your voice on a mic and thinking you sound funny.

How do you go about critiquing your playing ( especially recordings,) without becoming so critical you get depressed about the outcome even though you may have thought the performance went fine?

There seems to be a fine line between listening to learn from the past, and listening and becoming overly picky.

04-18-2007, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Brekelefuw Forte User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,000	Being Critical Without Being TOO Critical Hey Manny, I did my final recital last week and I just got the dvd and cd back and I had a listen to it. When I finished my recital, other than a few little hangups, I was happy with how it sounded, but as soon as I watched the dvd of it tonight I felt really upset at how it sounded. Hearing the recording doesn't sound like I remember it sounding, and I am now not nearly as happy with the outcome as I was before I heard the playback. This leads me to my question. I constantly get a bit blue when I hear myself played back because I can pick all the little things I don't like about my playing. I guess it is like hearing your voice on a mic and thinking you sound funny. How do you go about critiquing your playing ( especially recordings,) without becoming so critical you get depressed about the outcome even though you may have thought the performance went fine? There seems to be a fine line between listening to learn from the past, and listening and becoming overly picky.