| Re: Recital Competition
Hello Guru,
The first, and perhaps most important, element of performing a successful recital is choosing a program that you absolutely love to play. Are these three pieces music that you absolutely feel that you OWN and WANT to share with an audience? If so then half the chore is finished. If not then re-evaluate.
Assuming that you've acheived ownership through your detailed practice the next task, as Andre mentions, is to stay connected to the music in "real time", never looking back (breaking the thread of your performance) and never looking ahead (ditto). Perform your program, with your pianist, as many times as you possibly can and, by so doing, "rehearse" remaining in the moment. Once you're able to achieve this wonderful state all performance anxiety will disappear.
I'm sure that others will weigh in on this subject soon and I'll watch here with interest.
Best and good luck,
EC |