tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post3735458821496839104..comments2024-03-23T14:36:56.227-04:00Comments on The Collaborative Piano Blog: 3 Ways to More Effectively Recall Your Technique on Exam DayChris Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-49841404122123045572011-06-11T11:12:07.709-04:002011-06-11T11:12:07.709-04:00Think before you play - this would really only app...Think before you play - this would really only apply if one is really nervous and needs a few seconds to calm down and get themself together otherwise as Mike said, the candidate should already be at the stage where they don't need to think about what they are playing. <br />Having said that, I think it was Liszt who said:<br />"Think Ten times. Play once"Charles Knighthttp://www.grademusicworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-66235246773727827842011-06-08T16:40:28.013-04:002011-06-08T16:40:28.013-04:00Thanks for the comments and differing viewpoints!Thanks for the comments and differing viewpoints!Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-61349956617033128312011-06-08T04:01:50.633-04:002011-06-08T04:01:50.633-04:00I have found I really need to drill my students in...I have found I really need to drill my students in finding starting positions. I make it part of their practise routine...they must not only play through technical exercises daily, they must drill through the "starting position only "of each technical element. I have also found that during their "hormonal haze" years (12-14, typically) they are more likely to play A instead of A flat etc. Used to drive me insane until I figured this out and now we have good laughs about it and a raised eyebrow or gentle "ahem" is enough for them to recognize this seemingly unbelievable type of mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-56083139621541260492011-06-08T02:16:57.970-04:002011-06-08T02:16:57.970-04:00Chris, I have to disagree with some of the specifi...Chris, I have to disagree with some of the specifics of no. 2. While one should undoubtedly think before playing, I think that these types of thoughts are more of what should be going on in the practice room in preparation, than during the exam itself. In an exam situation, this should all be assimilated so that all the brain has to think is something to the effect of, "Ab major, parallel motion, legato" or "b minor, contrary motion, leggiero." It seems to me that if one has to recall thumb crossings on the day of an exam, it is too late, so I would say that this is more advice for an emergency situation where one hasn't had the necessary practice time.Mike Langloisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-35770520889186941212011-06-07T22:51:58.746-04:002011-06-07T22:51:58.746-04:00I ask my students to repeat back what the examiner...I ask my students to repeat back what the examiner asks for. This helps them to listen, verifies that they have heard correctly, and gives them a moment to think.Sherri Grankahttp://grankamusicstudio.com/noreply@blogger.com