Note: This one starts off low but then amps up so don’t have your volume too high.
Weeeeeee another one! This one was really difficult to record though because I don’t know it too well and have had the least amount of practice with it as opposed to the other pieces. So I made an incredible amount of mistakes while trying to record it and wanted to rip my hair out through the process ๐คฃ
I decided to record this one because I found out one of my friend’s favorite Ghibli movies is Spirited Away, which is also my fav, and I wanted to surprise her with this recording. Thankfully, she enjoyed it a lot!!! She thought it was very beautiful. I was so happy to hear that considering the journey it took recording it lol.
What was frustrating trying to record this piece is that I messed up sooooooooo much. Like, it wasn’t that bad when I wasn’t recording. But once I pressed the record button, it was like my brain went full derp and had shut off, literally blanking here and there. Probably because I know I’m not too good at this piece, as I havenโt had enough practice with it compared to the other ones. So, I kept messing up in the strangest of places.
I’d focus on cleaning the parts where I kept messing up, but then I would start messing up on some other random places too lol. So then I’d focus on cleaning those parts up and then I’d mess up the previous parts again….
It got to a point where I was like wtf is going on because I’m not this bad when I’m NOT recording.
So then I started repeating to myself, “I’m confident! I’m confident!!” as I approached the problematic areas and somehow that miraculously seemed to fix most of the issues lol. I still made some mistakes due to not having enough practice, but I definitely performed way better and stopped making as many silly mistakes after this mindset hack. It’s so strange how mindset impacts performance so much.
So, as I approached the problematic areas, I noticed my mind kept on saying, “Oh no! This is where you normally mess up! Be extra careful!” but then the fear just starts taking over my body. All of that fear just naturally shuts my brain off, it goes blank, and I’m like DERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP and then I proceed to make my mistakes lol. I’m so glad I noticed it as that was happening and so I was able to shift my mindset by reinforcing confidence, which helped a lot.
I definitely have to re-record this one later, especially after I relearn the last few pages and clean up some of the mistakes. I’m just glad my friend enjoyed it ๐ฅฐ
I hope y’all enjoy it too!!! โค๏ธ
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P.S. Been wondering if I should invest into a new electric piano. The one I have isnโt bad, itโs just kinda old (over 15~ years?) and maybe newer ones have better features? What Iโve found frustrating is how low the outputs of the recordings are and I have to do post processing, which I think affects the quality of the recording by adding noise and distortions. Would be nice to just record, transfer to computer, and be done as is. However, I donโt compose my own music so idk if I need all those fancy bells and whistles of new pianos either. I guess I just want a good one that can record as is. Anyway, just thinking out loud. Havenโt done any research yet. If anyone is knowledgeable and has any recommendations, feel free to share!