Three

3 days! It's these last final days before that are the most difficult. Performing is a mind game, and I feel like all my music is prepared and I am totally ready for this recital. And now I wait to perform it. How do I keep energy? How do I keep my practicing interesting? I suppose the answer could be to perform more often in front of others.

I plan to do lots of slow practicing tomorrow. This way I can focus on planning when to put my next left-hand finger down and which notes come next and make sure they're in tune. Tomorrow I am planning to play in Forum (if Aaron can show up?). I will try to focus on being visually attractive and exciting to watch. I will also try to sustain all the syncopated rhythms and make sure that I don't rush anything.

For the Bach, I thought of a word that could "bring me back" if I ever lose my train of thought or start getting side tracked during performance. The word is GRAVITY. This helps me remember to mesh with the strings and go for that full sound all the time. Gravity also helps me remember the overall structure of the piece.