“I can play perfect during practice, but not in public. Why?” - Alex R.

I’ll answer in two areas: 1. Headspace - mistakes in performance happen and they should be expected. You have got to start focusing on the characters and audience experience you reveal through the music.

Music for me is a verb.

Music is the act of communicating stories, ideas and emotions through sound. A small blip in the screen during a movie goes unnoticed, so don’t worry as long as you’re passionately becoming the character.

1. Practical - You need to be relentless and obsessive. I don’t know for sure, but you’re probably not practicing thoroughly. Talk about this with your teacher and discuss how you should optimize your attention to preparation.

• How are you designing the small wins leading up to performance? • Do you always have left hand memorized? Are all your voices memorized separately in the counterpoint? • Can you sing each voice? •Have you considered writing out the parts of all voices of your p