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Mistakes, onstage and/or during competition
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post Jan 21 2007, 11:10 PM
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What inspires me to make this topic is that I had an Orchestra Solo & Ensemble competition this past Saturday. Students who wish to participate pick a solo and/or an ensemble and work on it for a couple months and then perform in front of judges for critiquing. Solos need to be memorized; ensemble music doesn't.

I was involved in one cello solo, one quartet, one cello choir ensemble, and I accompanied a viola quartet on piano... and I destroyed my solo because my mind went blank after four pages and I stumbled like a crazy woman and took the music back for the cadenza. I got the worst rating. sad.gif

It was pretty irritating because I skipped lunch at school five days a week to practice since I received the piece and I did better when I first sightread it than I did performing.

Anyway... performers! What are some of the worst mistakes you've made onstage or during competition?
 
 
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post Jan 22 2007, 10:42 PM
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I had a first clarinet solo last year and it was the song that I played really well too! Instead of B natural, I played B flat and it was really noticeable. pinch.gif Everyone in my school was there to watch >.< Plus, it was caught on camera!
And I was kinda sick (like the flu, but the teacher still made me play) when we had an orchestra concert a while ago and I couldn't really play because I was scared that I was gonna mess up really badly.. I just sat there and pretended to play. pinch.gif
Ahh, well I'm glad orchestra is over with for the next term..
 

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suddenly she   Mistakes   Jan 21 2007, 11:10 PM
mango.peach   during the musical, my voice cracked and i started...   Jan 21 2007, 11:13 PM
salcha4u   My audition mistakes have been MUCH WORSE than on ...   Jan 22 2007, 12:26 AM
fallingstar   i dropped my baton while leading a band in kinderg...   Jan 22 2007, 12:30 AM
S0ul_Reaper   ^2 worrd. Auditions are always an ass for me Like ...   Jan 22 2007, 12:33 AM
mai_z   I'm usually not to bad when It comes to perfor...   Jan 22 2007, 01:52 PM
kayceeisms   Nothing as bad as you guys, just a couple of lines...   Jan 22 2007, 02:03 PM
Angelina Taylor   Hahaha.. only if it were one. I've had so many...   Jan 22 2007, 02:11 PM
I Shot JFK   Several personal faves: Corpsed utterly during To...   Jan 22 2007, 02:47 PM
xMyStIcShAd0wSx   i screwed up some notes... thats it...   Jan 22 2007, 07:49 PM
Gypsy Eyes   I accidentally kicked the nutcracker in the balls ...   Jan 22 2007, 10:07 PM
tic tac.   I tried out for choir last year in front of upperc...   Jan 22 2007, 10:14 PM
Shortnsweet88   I used to be really involved at my church so when ...   Jan 22 2007, 10:18 PM
icecreamisyummy   well im in the school band... colourguard and when...   Jan 22 2007, 10:22 PM
iRock cB   I forgot my line one time but that made the other ...   Jan 22 2007, 10:29 PM
icecreamisyummy   ^^^now thats just mean!!!! but i ...   Jan 22 2007, 10:35 PM
rawr SOCK   I had a first clarinet solo last year and it was t...   Jan 22 2007, 10:42 PM
xoxo_koala_kisses_   I got a baaaad case of the hiccups during a chorus...   Jan 22 2007, 10:42 PM
UHH   during band concerts, i can't really hit the h...   Jan 22 2007, 10:44 PM
DaTru KataLYST   During winter choir concert, I sang Last Christmas...   Jan 23 2007, 03:55 AM
Libertie   ^Hi Jeff!! Last Christmas. LOL. Luckily, ...   Jan 23 2007, 04:13 AM
icy_wonderland   I had to dance on stage and I forgot all my steps.   Jan 23 2007, 04:37 AM
Gypsy Eyes   Oh and falling flat on my ass in front of the rock...   Jan 23 2007, 05:53 PM
peggysturr   During a piano recital, I forgot the music that I ...   Jan 23 2007, 06:48 PM
marzipan   Just memory slips in piano recitals. Not a whole l...   Jan 23 2007, 06:49 PM


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