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  • Augustas Būrė

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    May 24, 2022 at 4:13 am in reply to: When being on stage makes one hurry

    Thank you enormously for the reply!

    I noticed that under pressure it is harder to let go when focusing on pulse when there is a series of fast passages. I do record these passages as the first thing in the morning with increased heart-rate, but it still feels different to the feeling of performing for people, so i end up focusing on the character of each individual passage.

    I also noticed the tendency to shut off for a split second, because of which i end up playing wrong text on a piece which i’ve been constantly working on and feel confident. Could this be caused by fatigue from over-preparing things? (I’ve never experienced something like this before) I have an audition in less than a week. Could you perhaps provide me some ideas on how to spend the last days before the audition, so i stay in shape but also maintain the energy and focus?

    I’m very grateful for your help!

    Augustas

  • Augustas Būrė

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    May 11, 2022 at 1:27 am in reply to: Different problems while practcing and performing

    I’m very grateful for your response! Will put this into practice.

    Augustas

  • Augustas Būrė

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    July 26, 2021 at 9:12 am in reply to: The tempo that one should do practice challenges in

    yes, that’s clear! Thank You very much!

  • Augustas Būrė

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    July 26, 2021 at 4:08 am in reply to: The tempo that one should do practice challenges in

    Thank You ennormously! I tried Jason’s approach and so far it is working pretty well, however there’s this feeling of missing out on slow practice to make sure my mechanincs are correct. So i plan doing this: let’s say there are 3 passages i’m working on. So in the first day i would practice them slowly with correct movements and structure them in a way that i do interleaved practice. And then on the second day i would use the Jason’s method to speed things up.

  • Augustas Būrė

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    April 13, 2022 at 4:49 am in reply to: Preparing a big programe

    I am grateful enormously! It definitely makes more sence to focus on getting used to the performance situation. I believe this will help to develop a better big picture of the pieces.

  • Augustas Būrė

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    April 12, 2022 at 4:49 am in reply to: Preparing a big programe

    One performance is in 26 days from now, and the other is 1 month and 1 week from now.

  • Augustas Būrė

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    September 19, 2021 at 12:45 pm in reply to: 2 questions about practicing

    Thank you for your help! Yes, i’ve tried this approach, and it seems to help when there’s a shorter fast run (easier to keep the focus going on while practicing). Most of the time, i’m working on passages from older pieces, so i am sort of fixing the pathways. There’s always a big question – when do i practice slow, and when do i try Jason’s method. Or is there no difference to this?

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