Question regarding Level 1 Testing
Hi There,
As I progress through the level 1 material, I find myself quite comfortable with the Tongue Block Study material. I can play the song all the way through, several times in a row - with no real issues. When it comes time to record however, I seem to begin to make mistakes - notes are missed, technique becomes sloppy - everything seems to fall apart. My question is this: When submitting our recording examples, what are aiming to achieve? Is it a perfect recital of the song (as per the recorded example), or is it a clear demonstration of the ability to tongue block?
Many thanks,
G.
Hi David,
Thanks for the reply - I've been activley observing how I practice in various situations, and have come to discover that while a lot of the errors lie in a mental block (that I'm working on), while most technical errors (sloppiness) seem to be attributed to my posture (being hunched over, slouching in my seat etc... - I seem to get better tone from sitting straight up).
I'm looking forward to your feedback, and moving forward!
G~
Hello G. Your goal is to perform the song at the best of your ability. I'm not looking for a perfect performance... it's my job to help you identify areas that need help, so don't stress on giving a perfect performance. Recording is a great process though, to show you how well you know a song. Recording is similar to performance. Even though you don't have the stress of having to get it right for that moment of performance (and all of the X-factors that go along with live performance that can mess with you), you're still trying to do your best, and that little extra stress brings up weak areas that need to be worked on. So... use the recording process to help you dial in weak areas (recording is great for this), but a "good take" is one that you feel pretty good about, but no doubt will have some errors, and that's normal. As your skills progress, your error rate will go down, but it's still pretty hard, even for a pro, to get through a performance of a piece and have them not say that they could have done better. I look forward to your submission when you're ready.