Miguel de Maria -> RE: Useful reminder for anyone with performance nerves (Feb. 25 2004 18:05:17)
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Jon, this is true. last night I played my first solo gig (before I have played in duos and trios), and it was a hearty four hours long! Four Seasons lounge. Now, I have been steadily building my repertoire, but four hours! I know there was going to be some improvisation, some repetition, as my friend Miguel calls it: "repitorio." I played okay, some pieces well, some horrible. I played a John Williams piece and screwed it up so bad, I got kind of mad and kept repeating this one section until I got it right. A few times I felt I was floundering and about to go under. And for some reason in the third set, my fingers started to get dead tired, right in the middle of some rather energetic, picado intensive pieces! What I played would not have served flamenco aficionados well, but apparently it went over okay to the patrons, as I got two tips, several compliments from the staff, and my wife, who lovingly accompanied me, said I sounded good!
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