My off-campus recital went pretty well last night. At least everyone I talked to enjoyed it. I found that I had trouble concentrating! Maybe it's because there was a big light shining right in my eye literally 10 feet from my face...but I found it hard to control my thoughts and think about the music that was happening in that moment. I often started thinking about what was coming next. So I would close my eyes and try to just think about the music in that moment. I think the Brahms went very well, probably because I used music. :) I was able to be musical and connect my phrases. I was probably most anxious for the Bach, mostly because it's unaccompanied and so long. I had the most memory fumbles in this piece, but nothing too drastic, I was always able to recover quickly. I liked my tone and the pacing and I think I did an okay job of portraying my ideas of structure in the piece. My Liszt etude on the piano went very welll (but this blog isn't about that!). And the Barber was alright, not my best. I was kind of tired by the time I came to this. I had a memory slip in the first movement that I've had before. The second movement was pretty good, but it's slightly my favorite of the three. The third movement was okay, except I had some counting issues. I do think I did an ok job of making it more than just an etude, I was able to play with dynamics and shaping.
Today I'm taking a break from playing, because it's my birthday:)
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