Broke the ice
I have been playing and practicing at home for quite some time. I have even been playing with a friend once a week at his house. My confidence hasn't been the greatest, I guess because I am very critical of my ability. Friends have been trying to encourage me to play in front of others but didn't want to embarrass myself. Well a couple of weeks ago I broke the ice and played at church. I only know one song to play at church but I finally took the plunge. I would like to know who turned the heat up in the building but I managed to get through the song. I now have a more confidence and found more desire to improve my playing. I am glad that I finally broke the ice and played in front of an audience. Now I am working on more songs.
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Good for you for taking the plunge! I'm sure it felt warm in the building :-)!
Playing in church was my sole exposure to playing in front of an audience. It was certainly nerve wracking in the beginning. It's a great way to build up confidence and to give your playing and practice time a purpose. My playing improved considerably during the 1.5 years I did it.
Were you playing with other musicians?
Playing in church was my sole exposure to playing in front of an audience. It was certainly nerve wracking in the beginning. It's a great way to build up confidence and to give your playing and practice time a purpose. My playing improved considerably during the 1.5 years I did it.
Were you playing with other musicians?
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I was going to play with recorded music but it just didn't seem to work so I played solo. I made some mistakes but the congregation told me they hadn't noticed and thought I did a flawless rendition. That just makes me try harder so I will not make the same mistakes.
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