1,000 Days of Piano - Day 99: Preparing to Perform

Most musicians prepare for a performance by practicing. I practice, certainly, but I also prepare by recording myself. I’m not just preparing each piece, but the order in which I’m playing them. Today I started from the back of the book by playing the last two pieces in sequence. I’m preparing to perform those pieces back to back. I’m practicing the mood shift from the gently uplifting Romanze from the Sonatina in G to the more spirited Children at Play. I’m adding the pressure of recording two  pieces at a time. Most of all, I’m practicing fearlessness.