Re: [Harp-L] Stage fright and peformance

[Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uh Depends! 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Meadors" <mjmeadors@xxxxxxx> 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:11:33 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain 
Subject: FW: [Harp-L] Stage fright and peformance 

My solution to stage fright is adult sized Pampers. Never a worry when you 
are no leak. 

m 

-----Original Message----- 
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Robert Bonfiglio 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:35 PM 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: [Harp-L] Stage fright and peformance 

The best discussion I ever had about stage fright was when Ani 
Kavafian, principal violinist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music 
Society,and I were below the stage just about to come out and play a 
tricky Bach Double Concerto with the Westchester Philharmonic. 

We both agreed that sometimes when you are nervous you play really 
well and sometimes you play like crap; and sometimes when you are not 
nervous you play really well and sometimes you play like crap. So 
how afraid you are is not an indication of how you will perform. 
Then we both said, prepare as best you can, and then go out and say 
screw it, and play the crap out of the piece. 

The Bach Double concerto, in C Minor for you snobs, turned out just 
fine with the harmonica standing up equally to a 1.5 million dollar 
Strad in the hands of one of the finest, but that's beside the point. 

The point is, prepare as best you can, and then go out and say screw 
it and play the crap out of the piece!!!!! 

Harmonically yours, 

Roberto Bonfiglio 
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com 


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