HARP: how to know if you're ready to perform

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[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

👇👇write down your opinion!

[@ayidas]

Sooooo true! The worst place to be is having the music “mostly memorized.” These are amazing tips!

[@zibanorman3394]

My first little experience, after 3 months, was playing Greensleeves for my partner’s birthday- a gift just for him, nobody else present. He thought it was lovely, I only heard my mistakes, slow transitions and so on. Thank you for reminding me this is a very, very slow process. Love your videos, 3 Cheers for Chiara!

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Well done! With the praise of your partner and your inner satisfaction, you'll get more and more confident and you'll perform better and better. And yes, it's a long and beautiful process. 🌟

[@barbaraford6765]

I listened to an audio book one day while practicing and found my session was so much more productive! Harp Chick

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Awesome!

[@francishetherton1837]

Excellent video so true and so helpful - grazie

[@carolinekruger5791]

I suffer chronic performance anxiety. I was able to perform for the first time this year as I had memorised the music and played it for 6 months without music. Look forward to your next video. Thanks!

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Well done!!!!

[@valeriacinollo1874]

I'm suffering, Always! 😂

[@davidtrapp2157]

I perform/practice at a local coffee shop almost daily. It has helped a lot. They enjoy my being there, and my technique and musicality has improved tremendously. Playing in public, especially performing, is a learned skill. It can be a lot like public speaking. You learn it by doing it. Little steps. Try to have fun. Your merriment will come across in your playing, and in your expression. Playing with improvisation has helped a lot too.

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Awesome tipps! Completely agree!

[@davidtrapp2157]

Thank you!@@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470

[@thesuburbanmorrigan]

Inspiring video! Thanks, Chiara!

[@susanamateosanchez]

I also suffer chronic performance anxiety and I really love these helpful and reassuring advices, thank you so much for sharing your experience ❤️🙏💕

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

You can improve your performance anxiety, I'll give you some tips in a video!

[@endangered_species]

❤

[@kimostland6938]

I am trying to learn to read music and read it faster. I find memorizing songs is not helpful to learning to read music so I have stopped memorizing. At least until I am happy with my ability to read music. I find myself not looking at the sheet music when I play songs I have memorized. I am looking forward to your video on memorizing to see your technic. Your videos are always so helpful! So far I have only subjected my family to listening to me play. And my dogs, but they always fall asleep 😴😆.

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Good point, if you want to improve your reading skills you have to excercise it a lot. It's great though that you memorize easily, a lot of people struggle! Try to add some friends to the people (and animals) who have the priviledge of listening to your playing!

[@shellaidles]

Love your videos! I suffer terribly from performance anxiety from when I used to play piano comps as a kid - I'm going to start implementing your tips and let you know how I go!

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

I'll soon do a video about how to overcome performance anxiety!

[@thisisnotmyname4700]

Fantastic! One thing that helps me enormously is street performance.

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Awesome!!!

[@Sandrine_Damfino]

I pressure myself by recording myself playing 😂 it's pretty unforgiving but it greatly helps me slowly manage my anxiety and improve my playing.

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Awesome, it's the right way to go!

[@davidholden4543]

This was pretty spot on. The key for me is to be flexible when the hiccups come along and you have to think of a plan B. The most frustrating part for me is when you play with other people and they don’t have the same concept of preparation that I have. Guitar Player: What key is that in again? Me: G, the same key we played this in last week…..and the week before.

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Being flexible is key!!! ...and I understand your frustration, playing with people worse than you is an art of patience!

[@mccafferyfamily]

I tend to feel super relaxed in performances, almost energised by it, but I think part of that is over preparing. Like the idea prepare 200% so you can give 75%. Recently was conducting an 18 piece orchestra for a musical, my first time conducting. Due to the venue there was no orchestra pit and video feed between the cast and myself. One show the video feed dropped for nearly half the show. It was a rare time in performance I felt stress but luckily with so much prep we managed to still get nearly everything in sync, even cola voce sections, and spots when I had to cue with on stage action. It almost felt like we had a telepathic bond ... But really it was just a lot of practice and preparation

[@chiarapedrazzettiarpatelie6470]

Awesome, good for you!!! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@khan7459]

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