Piano Festival=Result

Hi again, I'm back with the results.   (Before you declare me a terrible piano player, listen to my explanation.)
To my disappointment, I did not get ranked. (That means I didn't get first, second, or third place.)   Oh well...
Now for the excuses. I know that excuses are never good, but my teacher says it's really hard to get ranked. But it was also my first time trying this particular competition. The kids that I competed with were all only in about grade 3,4, or 5, so it was kind of embarassing to compete against these 'youngsters' and LOSE....
Oh well, I mean, there's a first time for everything, right?  heh heh...
But seriously. At least I tried.
My teacher advised me to bring an eggwarmer or mittens or something to keep my hands warm, because when you're nervous, you obviously get cold feet and hands and stuff like that. I thought eggwarmers were a little exaggerated, but it turns out that I was wrong. My mom insisted that I bring the hot water bottle thingy, and so I did. It really helped. A LOT.
All the other kids were CRAZY good, and I was kind of intimidated by them.
When the adjudicator called my name, I proudly stood up, somehow my nervousness swept away, marched up to the grand piano, and bowed. People clapped. Thank goodness for that. Clapping really reassured me. I sat down, adjusted my seat, and then the wave of fear struck me. All of a sudden, it felt as if my mind had gone blank. I didn't know the song that I had practiced for over 2 months. I focused on my hands for a minute, then I saw the white and black keys. White and black keys...  FINALLY, SOMETHING FAMILIAR! I thought. I took a good hard look, and I started. The song that I had thought I had forgotten just a minute ago came out of my fingertips. I mindlessly played. When I realized the song was over, I stood up with a triumphant smile on my face, secretly glad that it was over, and I went and took my seat.
That's pretty much the long and short of what my experience at the festival was.
I thought I did pretty well for a 'newbie' though.

Well, I guess I'll see you later with a new post!
Good-bye for now!

Piano Festival

*gulp*  I have a Piano Festival coming up. Coming up as in RIGHT NEXT WEEK. I am always nervous before festivals. Whether it is 5 minutes before I play or a month before. I always get worried about what will happen if I mess up. I have practiced for so long now, and I hope I can win this thing. I have completely memorized each little bit of the song. My mom kept telling me to practice 120% out of 100%. She told me that when I get up there, I will get nervous and that will cost me around 20% of all my hard work practicing. Just because I'm nervous. Oh well.
So it will be a semi-formal occasion, but according to my mom, I still have to wear a dress. (wearing a dress is not really at the top of my "favourite things to do" list.) So I'm wearing a fancy black dress with fancy black shoes. I'm not fond of fancy black anything. But it's all I have so I have to wear it whether I like it of not.
I'm going to my teacher's house today to get the feel of playing on a new piano. (new as in I've never ever played it before.) I have to go in my "festival attire."  That means all dressed up as I would to the real thing. So this is pretty much like a rehearsal.
The past 2 weeks I've had to practice the song in my shoes, so I can get the feel of working the pedals with my shoes on. This is a pretty stressing experience. I'm in the competitive division, so they will be giving us prizes. 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place.
Well, I'll report back to you how I did after Wednesday, November 17. That's the date of the REAL THING.
Good-bye!