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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000044.txt from 2005/01

From: "Pat McFarland" <dblereed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Musical Self-Worth
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:04:02 -0500

If you weren't a great performer, would you be defatigable????

Patrick McFarland, English horn & Oboe
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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From: "James Jeter" <jyjeter@-----.com>
To: "Doublereed List Mailings" <DOUBLEREED@-----.ORG>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Musical Self-Worth

> Just a few musings on the topic for the weekend - many years ago, I read
> an autobiography of Mary Martin, the star of so many Broadway musicals
> (Peter Pan, South Pacific, etc...) She was an indefatigable performer -
> but suffered initially from stage fright. In the book, she describes how
> she got over this - basically, she wrote that what saved her, was to
> learn to NEVER APOLOGIZE! When she figured this out, no matter what
> happened, she was able to continue on.
>
> I've learned that there's a big difference between an unreasonable
> demand (perfection) and a simple request. If I "simply request"
> ANYTHING, life goes so much smoother. And this definitely applies to
> musical performance. Requesting rather than demanding, takes off a lot
> of the pressure. Also, perfection = death!*
>
> Just my 3 cents - that, and $2.00 will get you anywhere in NYC.
>
> Alles Gute - Jim
>
> *Seven years of psychotherapy also helps!
>
>
> --
> James Jeter, D.M.A.
> NYC Bassoonist
> http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm
>
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
> you do it." Mahatma Gandhi
> "Mach' es kurz! Am Juengsten Tag ist's nur ein Furz!" Goethe
>
>
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