Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Fake it, til you make it...
The following video really struck me and I believe a lot of it can carry over into music in particular the "fake it, til you make it" part. I'm not saying that amateur musicians should go around and masquerade as professionals charging the going rate without the knowledge to back it up, but rather the feeling of nerves and dealing with them. Often times we are very nervous before a performance but the truth of the matter is is that you possess the most knowledge about your repertoire and instrument so long as you're not performing for a group of colleagues! Take comfort in that fact and know that all audiences want you to do well and come out on top. The video is found here, what are your thoughts regarding this?
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In the movie "All That Jazz," the character played by Roy Scheider would always take a moment before any event to look in a mirror, smile real big, and say, "It's showtime!" while making "jazz hands." I do this before every class I have to teach, every presentation I have to make, or anything in which I feel I need to "perform well." It's not faking it until you become it. It's sort of letting go of all the things that scare me and set my brain to "Winner" mode. So, I understand it very personally. It's not faking it until you make it. It's really about changing negative messages to yourself from you body and your own self talk. Makes sense to me.
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