Forum Search...

Login Forums Beyond Practicing Forum Inconsistent tempo during auditions Reply To: Inconsistent tempo during auditions

  • Mery

    Member
    October 28, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    Hi Kenji,

    I think you could use your audition recordings to isolate (and then practice) just the places where your timing became inconsistent. If you’ve already done that, I would look for anywhere you physically tense up while playing (for example certain intervals?), and practice releasing the tension in those spots. You could also practice while mentally imagining yourself IN an audition and see if that produces tension in certain areas. Hope this helps!

There's an LIVE component too! (for educators)

If you’d like to explore some of the most essential skills and techniques in the course live, with a cohort of curious, thoughtful, supportive, and like-minded educators (and a few mildly irreverent or benevolently sarcastic folks mixed in to make sure we don’t get too serious), that’s also an option!

Starting Thursday, February 3rd, we’ll meet via Zoom once a week, and go through selected strategies related to effective practice, managing nerves, and achieving flow states under pressure. We’ll do some in-class playing experiments (don’t worry – you’ll be muted!), short weekly homework assignments, and small-group breakout sessions to help you integrate these new skills into your teaching.

This 6-week live course is normally $199, but is available at 50% off the regular cost when bundled with Beyond Practicing. For more details about the live course (and dates) CLICK HERE.