My Audition Results.. Options

[sarah-flute]

Ok then. Maybe I should think of the memory of playing well in detail.

Sounds like a very good idea, and sounds like a really good lessons. You know how you worry over things, ie when something is bad you turn it over in your mind and niggle at bits of it etc? Do it with that good thing - turn it over in your mind, remember all the nice things your teacher said, and the way you felt when that girl said you were amazing, and how good it felt when your teacher said she would be proud of you. That's the positive version of worry, and if you can do it negatively (which I know you can :rolleyes: :P) then you can do it positively too! Don't expect it to work miracles overnight, but if you think about how horrible negative worrying is, and how manky it makes you feel, just think how much "positive worrying" could help! I don't think you're about to turn into Miss Self Belief overnight, but encouraging yourself to think over positive things like that can really help. So, good for you :D

[nicki_flute]

Awww thankyou! Come onto AIM!

I'll make a list and post it on ABRSM for you and Sarah! Actually maybe we should make a thread about good points about people (both by themselves and other people saying), and make people more optimistic (I can hardly talk!)

[nicki_flute]

Ok then. Maybe I should think of the memory of playing well in detail.

Sounds like a very good idea, and sounds like a really good lessons. You know how you worry over things, ie when something is bad you turn it over in your mind and niggle at bits of it etc? Do it with that good thing - turn it over in your mind, remember all the nice things your teacher said, and the way you felt when that girl said you were amazing, and how good it felt when your teacher said she would be proud of you. That's the positive version of worry, and if you can do it negatively (which I know you can :rolleyes: :P) then you can do it positively too! Don't expect it to work miracles overnight, but if you think about how horrible negative worrying is, and how manky it makes you feel, just think how much "positive worrying" could help! I don't think you're about to turn into Miss Self Belief overnight, but encouraging yourself to think over positive things like that can really help. So, good for you :D

The annoying thing is I can't remember much else of the lesson!! I did my pieces and some sight reading...I was nervous at the start, and she says that I can settle into my pieces really quickly, some people talke 1/2 a piece to settle down, but she said I take a few bars. She said my dynamics were good. I can't remember much else!! Oh yes, and when I was feeling not confident before my Grade 7, she said that she had a recording of me playing last year. She also said I'd walk the audition..

[maggiemay]

played the pieces, and she was being very picky, and picking out very, very, very minor details

I know as a teacher when I'm able to do this that the main job of practising and getting fluent has been done and I can pick up really small points to "fine-tune" the performance.

I have to admit, I did sound good

There, that's better already !

Sorry - I'm a bit behind here. I have been offline for a couple of hours - got a difficult meeting tomorrow and have been getting a bit of advice.

[sbhoa]

played the pieces, and she was being very picky, and picking out very, very, very minor details

I know as a teacher when I'm able to do this that the main job of practising and getting fluent has been done and I can pick up really small points to "fine-tune" the performance

That's one way I use to know if I'm getting on all right... when my teacher starts to be REALLY picky.

[janexxx]

played the pieces, and she was being very picky, and picking out very, very, very minor details

I know as a teacher when I'm able to do this that the main job of practising and getting fluent has been done and I can pick up really small points to "fine-tune" the performance

That's one way I use to know if I'm getting on all right... when my teacher starts to be REALLY picky.

Now yes that's true!! I tutor OU students and even if they get 90 odd % in assignments I need to be able to say where the other few marks were. At these times I get picky, and I tell them that too.

[nicki_flute]

played the pieces, and she was being very picky, and picking out very, very, very minor details

I know as a teacher when I'm able to do this that the main job of practising and getting fluent has been done and I can pick up really small points to "fine-tune" the performance.

I have to admit, I did sound good

There, that's better already !

Sorry - I'm a bit behind here. I have been offline for a couple of hours - got a difficult meeting tomorrow and have been getting a bit of advice.

Awww, I hope your meeting goes well tomorrow Maggie :)

[maggiemay]

Awww, I hope your meeting goes well tomorrow Maggie 

Thanks Nicki - I have to be rather frank with someone !
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[noodle]

Congratulations Nicki. I'm really pleased for you. :D :D

[nicki_flute]

Oh dear, doesn't sound good. Is it a formal meeting or just with parents or something? Sorry, that was a bit nosy, you don't have to reply...

[maggiemay]

Oh dear, doesn't sound good. Is it a formal meeting or just with parents or something? Sorry, that was a bit nosy, you don't have to reply...

Well maybe not so bad, in that it should have happened ages ago and may just clear the air if it happens. You're not being nosy ... it's not parents (as least it is a parent but not of someone I teach if you see what I mean - it's not to do with my proficiency as a teacher).

It's complicated - I'll pm you if you like.

:)

[nicki_flute]

A PM would be nice if you had time :)

[GoneChopinBachSoon]

hey well done on that!

[nicki_flute]

Thankyou :D