I completely bombed the piece, missing accidentals, rhythms, or dynamics, flubbing every phrase in one way or another. Fred was extremely disappointed in me, his confidence plummeting along with mine. Although my lesson was not the real recital, it was a private recital for Fred, and it was just as important as the performance in five days. Before leaving my lesson, Fred told me that he did not know what to do. He was no longer sure I would even perform at the recital, let alone perform the Charlie Parker piece, because there was so little time to fix all the issues or prepare another piece and perform it well. I felt absolutely horrible about myself and my performance. I failed my teacher, myself, and all the people who would be attending the
I completely bombed the piece, missing accidentals, rhythms, or dynamics, flubbing every phrase in one way or another. Fred was extremely disappointed in me, his confidence plummeting along with mine. Although my lesson was not the real recital, it was a private recital for Fred, and it was just as important as the performance in five days. Before leaving my lesson, Fred told me that he did not know what to do. He was no longer sure I would even perform at the recital, let alone perform the Charlie Parker piece, because there was so little time to fix all the issues or prepare another piece and perform it well. I felt absolutely horrible about myself and my performance. I failed my teacher, myself, and all the people who would be attending the