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David's Tip of the Day: Performance Issues - Tunnel Vision, Part 1

Posted Thu, 10/11/2012 - 07:26 by David Barrett Admin
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Now that Ryan Walker's performance is up, go to Bending Study 2.5 (Repertoire Builder) and listen to the study song "Take It Easy Now." After doing that, listen to Ryan's performance of "Take It Easy Now" and see if you can recognize what went wrong.

David's Tip of the Day: Pre-Performance Speach

Posted Tue, 03/13/2012 - 07:24 by David Barrett Admin
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Moments before I play I say to myself, "Relax… Play Musically… Play Repetitively."

"Relax" prompts me to take a couple of breaths... slowing down my breathing and my heart rate. I play better when I'm relaxed.

"Play Musically" prompts me to not try and impress anybody... letting the music flow through me... not forcing anything.

"Play Repetitively" reminds me to use Chorus Forms... phrasing known to be highly affective/memorable.

If you don't have a saying before you play, I recommend you work on one... it can be amended as you go... targeted to what you're working on at that time.