2015 Term 3 Recital

This is my second recital. I played in one with Laura's students last year around Christmas time.

The experience this time was better than the last recital. I put that down to a few things. It might have been the banana I ate before playing. Laura has mentioned that helps steady nerves and I think it worked for me. It might have been less nerves because this was not my first recital. It was easier to get up and play this time. Perhaps it was the decision to perform was made about a week ago so I had less time to worry about it, Or perhaps I was more familiar with the pieces I was playing this time around.

I was near the end, right after Princess Sage played Sherlock Holmes on the piano. She was very good and hid her nerves well. My pieces were in tine! The only issue was the tendency to rush. I tried very hard to remember the dynamics and the tempo and for the most part it worked.

Hopefully for the next recital I can steal the Russian piece another young lady played.

And perhaps, if I can convince Laura and we work something out, I can play The Final Countdown (without the big hair and tight leather pants).