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Venera Bojkova - Pianist
On Music
In the future on this page, you will find links to articles I have written, or those written by other musicians which I have found useful. To start with though, I've put just one short article by myself. Check back again for updates!
Performance Fears
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Never confuse Fear with Excitement.
The Concert night is an event. The audience buys tickets and expects a
degree of excitement and pleasure. This responsibility is in itself exciting.
There are pains that go with it and there are pleasures. If the pains are greater than
the pleasures, it becomes a negative experience.If the pleasure is greater than the pains,
that too has its own dangers.
Be confident in all the ingredients of your preparation process.
Being nervous is a helpful friend who gets your adrenalin up for you.
Do not reject your friend. Embrace it. Open wide to the experience.
Sometimes, the night before, I look through the score in bed and follow
it through. I always bring it with me to the concert even if I am
playing without it.
In the morning, awaken the muscles and senses and go through the
pieces.Have the sense to leave the practice-room and see to important
details - dress, little food, a bottle of mineral water.
At the concert hall, remember someone you love will be there
for you,
and someone who will never be there for you physically but is with you
forever because of the experiences he/she has given.
And whilst playing, think ahead only as far as the final chord.
'The rest is silence'.
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