I'm a bit late writing this, but I finally played for my family for Christmas on the 26th. It absolutely sucked. I played Jingle Bells perfectly, but I forgot the second half of Let it Snow. When I forgot the Santa part in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, I pulled up the music sheet and still couldn't play it right, even looking at the music sheet.
My little sister says I have stage fright, and although I do have social anxiety and get nervous when all attention is on me, I was really only nervous playing Jingle Bells, and I played that perfectly. Mostly I was just getting pissed at myself for not being able to play right.
My dad says I should play the same song 20 minutes a day until it becomes muscle memory. One, I can't play that often or that long, I just don't have the time. Two, I learned these songs pretty quick, I could play them in my sleep.
I think I really just need to practice playing in front of people, but I really have no way to do that either. And I'm going to be practicing chords next, so unless everyone has some pretty good earplugs . . .
Oh well, I'll get it eventually. I mean I have only been playing for four months, and I can't play very often either. There's always next Christmas for a perfect performance.
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My Musical Adventure
Non-FictionMusic has always been a big part of my life. Without music, life would be very dull. I am learning to play the guitar and I have decided to make a journal of sorts. I don't know where this road will go, but I want to share my journey as I go. Everyt...
