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Day one -Scarborough Fair
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TerryT
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I love the progress Toni,

 

and if anyone needs a bit of persuading otherwise, Fred (Ultimate Fright Club) ftufc and me Terry Karate Kid Taylor will be right there!

(I'll be just behind Fred, he's older and wiser than me LOL)

 

doublekiss

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Toni, I'm so sorry I missed you before you left for your recital, at which [after finally having watched your last vid] I'm sure you'll do GREAT.

Nobody will need to be "convinced" otherwise; you looked & sounded really good on your vid! The only thing that could get in your way is nerves!   I hope you just go out and enjoy your performance,,, others will.

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coolpinkone
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Thanks Terry and Fred...things went well and lessons/rehearsal.  I feel comfortable "enough".... practice seemed to pay off.... I didn't puke... I have a raging headache...drinking water...and  taking a nap...

 

thanks... Toni

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Nice done, CPO! =) Were there grace notes at 0:42? smile

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Sounding great, Toni! I'm sure you'll do fine on Sunday. Can't wait to hear all about it.

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Toni, I can't believe that you actually put up your own smiley from another site. rofl

 I just had to put it on here now.

 

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Mad_Wed said
Nice done, CPO! =) Were there grace notes at 0:42? smile

 

What's a grace note?duncecap

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coolpinkone
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I think we call it a Grace note when I flub up.  giggle..  :) facepalm

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Thanks Kinda and Mad!!!   I am not as nervous...... "as" before.... I have time to practice on Sat and Sun.    My sister is moving in with me.  I hope I don't get too shy about practicing with her.  I do have my mute... But I am sort of like that.  48 hours and the recital will be done. :)

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Fiddlerman said
Toni, I can't believe that you actually put up your own smiley from another site. rofl

 I just had to put it on here now.

 

smiley-face-punching

 

I stole (borrowed)  it from a google search. :)

shhhhhhhh

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Well, if your sister is moving in with you, then I'd think she can just get used to violin practice, since I am sure there will be enough things you will have to get used to for her.  LOL

Good to hear that the lesson went well, and I repeat that I think you have the song down well and the recital has every chance of going well.

I figure it is a good time to bring up the topic of barfing.  LOL

Well, if not actual vomiting, we're also talking about assorted tummy upset that can be an unpleasant distraction during performances.  But even actual barfing isn't all that uncommon, and some famous musicians have had plenty of problems with it, so it might be good to give some pointers.

Obviously it is best to eat light on the day before the performance, but you *should* eat.  I recommend a small meal with some high protein food in it about 2 hrs before you have to leave to go to the recital.  Meat, nuts, cheese, anything like that.  Protein takes some time to digest fully and will help keep you from feeling hungry, but since it does digest slow it will also help keep your sugar curve stabilized.

The sugar curve is important, since if it goes too low or too high it can make it harder to play well.  It is your body's energy, and you want it to stay steady for the performance.  If it is low, you'll feel more tired and forgetful, and if it is high it can make jitters worse and add to nausea or cramping.  Also, if it goes high, the "drop" can make you feel dumber and clumsier than usual real fast. 

So avoid sugar/candy right before going onstage.  Stick to drinking just water for the hour before your performance.  Try to taper off on even the water as it gets close to time to perform.  The less that is in your stomach, the less there is to barf and the less chance of barfing or other tummy upset.  To cope with possible dry mouth from nerves, consider getting some sugar free breath mints or small sugarless hard candy. 

Nerves will likely be at their worst right before you get to go onstage.  If you are standing backstage with the other people you are performing with, a useful trick is to make sure *they* are ok.  Quickest way to forget your own jitters for a moment is to help someone else with theirs.

Once the performance is actually underway, it will be over much faster than you may think.  The actual time onstage tends to go really quick.

Afterwards, though, you will have adrenaline still running crazy and probably a bit of let-down.  For all that you are worrying now, within a minute or two of taking your bows and leaving the stage, you are likely to find yourself thinking "is that all there is?"   That may seem impossible to you right now, but I assure you it can happen.  Especially with such a short performance time after all this preparation, I would say it is even more likely.  Have a nice dinner planned for afterwards, maybe a fave desert, a few drinks if you are so inclined.  After the show, celebrating a little to "break training" can help with getting over any post-gig let down. 

Due to adrenaline and general excitement, you also may not sleep well.  So if you have to work the morning after, figure it may not be one of your all-time best days.

I don't know if any of this will be useful for you, but it's just stuff I learned over the years and used for coping with pre-gig jitters, stage-fright and aftermath.  I've always been prone to stage-fright.  I didn't let it stop me, I just learned to cope with it and even maybe get it to work for me a bit.

"This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in 5 or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development." ~ Itzhak Perlman

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Oh Daniel you are so awesome thank you. I keep putting out of my head... But it is lurking. We are supposed to sit in the audience to watch the others perform until before our performance... The go back stage and get instrument ... Warm up and perform....

I will be happy when it is done ... Mark my word.. But will try to be present and enjoy... After all this is what I want right?

I have a friend who encouraged me to bail if I am not confident in my material. He mentioned B. Streisand.... Do I want to know what that reference is??

I am confident enough.. I hope that is enough... Tummy ache all day today.. But that is just how I roll.

Thanks again....
Toni

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If I cab add onr thing. If you make a mistake on a note don't stop and play through it. No one but you will know about the wrong note.

 

have fun with it.

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