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Post by andyhowell on Oct 23, 2015 13:40:58 GMT
I've been recording a piece I'm having trouble with over the last week or so in an attempt to figure out which bits need the most work - it's been an interesting experience. After the first 30 times or so (!) I did stop worrying about the red button, which was good. And it identified a lot of things (chopped off notes, uneven flow) I hadn't even been aware of. However something else I found useful was that in trying to inject more life into the piece (rubato, crescendo, decrescendo etc) I was able to track my progress better by looking at the wave form on the recorder. So satisfying to see those neat little hills! The bad news is, I'm not sure it really will help the anxiety in live performance, at least for me. Yesterday I switched from using the iphone to using a microphone and ipad cos I was fed up with the boomy sound my piddling little iphone mic produces. -Much- bigger red button and the nerves came right back again! However I will say they abated more quickly too, so maybe there was some progress there... Well, progress will come! It will help with the live performance but remember you can have good and bad days !!!! One the reasons I would encourage people to perform whenever they can is to get a better fix on this. My last live outing was singing five or six songs. The sound was dreadful and it really spooked me! Still I know to just carry on and most people told me they enjoyed the set! If the overall sound is good people will edit out the little mistakes for themselves!
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