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September 19, 2005 at 3:21 PM

I'm starting to think that I might not go for that job.

I've been working my way through "The Inner Game of Music" and have got up to the part of Goal Setting. I decided that I really want to be an orchestral Musician, so I should start working towards that. Therefore taking time off to do a job such as that, while I might enjoy it for a while, I might find it hard to return to performing music.

I had a rehearsal with my pianist today during my lesson. It went fairly well. Again, I'm trying to implement some of the issues presented in "The Inner Game" over this next week. I've got a performance on Wednesday, and I've decided to see if I can do concert practice as well on Thursday. I've set myself a goal of just having fun in these performances. I'm not fussed about seeing if I can win the competition. I just want to get out there and perform this great work of music, because that's what I enjoy doing.

So that's my aim - we'll see how I go. Have fun!

I agree with you. I thought it sounded like a neat idea, but not if you're really going to want to get into performing in the long run. Good choice!