tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67679848531274531282024-02-08T05:47:01.876-05:00I'm Going to Play AgainSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965563426565450520noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767984853127453128.post-63437861705774259092008-12-21T01:06:00.002-05:002008-12-21T01:47:09.257-05:00Hope Springs EternalI play the violin. If you're reading this, there's a good chance that I've been playing the violin longer than you've been breathing. Somehow, in all that time, I haven't really figured out how to learn a piece, memorize it, then perform it without a lot of angst.
After a particularly bad musical moment, I took on this title as my musical mantra: "I'm going to play again." I no longer allow myself to think the words, "I'm never going to play again." I have replaced it with those simple words.
Nothing external has changed; I'm still working with the same fingers, eyes, and brain that have produced the musical experiences of my life--and some have been amazing--but, I'm working towards consistency. I want to take the crap shoot out of music--that foreboding element that looms, threatening to ruin a performance no matter how long I've practiced or how prepared I feel.
And the only way to do that is to keep performing. I'm going to let those five little words transform the way I feel about performance. And, this blog will track my progress.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965563426565450520noreply@blogger.com1