tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post114089185218380537..comments2023-10-08T08:38:09.714-04:00Comments on Musical Perceptions: Cutting out the middle manScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1141242193568388902006-03-01T14:43:00.000-05:002006-03-01T14:43:00.000-05:00It's dangerous to generalize from one's own experi...It's dangerous to generalize from one's own experience. It's true that many musicians experience stage fright because they don't practice enough. Others of us can experience tremendous stage fright no matter how much we've practiced, no matter how well we play. My former cello teacher, Leonard Rose, suffered horribly from stage fright and took Valium before almost every performance. He practiced a great deal.Eric Edberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737822569353843831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1141202061586043292006-03-01T03:34:00.000-05:002006-03-01T03:34:00.000-05:00I always tell my students that they suffer from st...I always tell my students that they suffer from stage fright because they don't perform often enough. It used to be the same way for me, until I just started practicing performing as much as I practiced technique. After a while, I became comfortable doing it, a while longer and I was confident. Now, I absolutely love to perform and look forward to each and every gig (I play three or more gigs per week). Looking to some substance to help you is profoundly lame in my estimation. It is simply not necessary.Hucbaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111826753868595100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1141017518002220242006-02-27T00:18:00.000-05:002006-02-27T00:18:00.000-05:00Sorry to burst your cutting edge bubble. (But, the...Sorry to burst your cutting edge bubble. (But, then, I guess a cutting edge bubble would burst on its own.) I hope you get over the heartbreak soon -- I'm guessing it'll take a few days, but a beer and some good munchies might help you recover. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1140911707012228532006-02-25T18:55:00.000-05:002006-02-25T18:55:00.000-05:00I didn't look at the date, just assumed it was a r...I didn't look at the date, just assumed it was a recent one based on Mind Hacks' description. Sigh, I'm not as cutting edge as I thought.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1140898925185517662006-02-25T15:22:00.000-05:002006-02-25T15:22:00.000-05:00Um ... isn't the NY Times article from 2004? I rea...Um ... isn't the NY Times article from 2004? I read that quite some time ago. It's dated October 17, 2004. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm not understanding your post, though.<BR/><BR/>Just thinkin' ....<BR/><BR/>I spoke with a woman who knows McCain and what you read is correct; she never required her students to see a doctor. My understanding, in fact, was that she only said it worked for her or something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com