Violin Video Lesson: Violin Basics: So do you know how to practice performing?

So you've learned the piece and will be performing it in a few weeks.

What happens now? Well, now you could set aside some time at the end of your practice sessions to play through and record the piece as if you were performing it in the concert.

You see, making yourself play through without stopping will give you a lot of information to build your practice strategies on.

That is, after you've calmed down.

But why would you need to calm down? Well, doing this kind of thing, simulating a performance like this, can be very stressful.

For example, imagine placing three chairs in a room and famous violinists like Gilsha Hamm, Itzhak Perlman, and Hilary Hahn are sitting there listening to you play.

Obviously, you can't stop if you make a mistake or even sneak a look to see how they are reacting to your playing.

I mean, doing this, the pressure would be kind of intense, right? How about imagining yourself playing to a full house on the stage of a big concert hall like Carnegie Hall in New York or Disney Hall in LA? The pressure would definitely be on, but here's the catch.

It's happening in a safe space as it's all happening in your mind. It's like you took a picture of the hall and while you were doing your play through, imagined yourself playing there.

Well, by doing this kind of thing, you can find out what works and what doesn't.

For example, you can find out where your focus goes awry or where your fingers aren't sure.

You can start to understand what you need to do if something like that should happen during your upcoming performance.

Ah yes, you could drag a friend into your practice room, that is, if you are practicing at a school, but do be aware that if you do this to the same person too often, they might try to avoid being seen by you.

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