Succeeding in the Performing Arts: Difference between revisions

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== Put on a Happy Face ==

Chris & I were talking about this, & we decided that this topic needed to be discussed. The most difficult thing I have had to do as a musician is to perform when I've just had a big loss in my life like a death in the family. Or sometimes it's even difficult to perform when you're just having a bad week. Either way we don't always have the luxury of putting things behind us when we step up to the mic. The audience has come to hear us perform & perform we must. It is not healthy to have to push down the emotions & put on a stage persona, but we have to do it quite often.

The afternoon I had to perform after my dad's death earlier that morning was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. The emotions that were flowing through me had nothing to do with the show I was putting on.

The disconnect of putting your energy into a show when all you want to do is be quiet & lost in thought is very hard to describe. It really is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in life, & it happens more often as I get older.

What experiences have you had like this & how did you deal with them?

Tom

Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/2681093815 Put on a Happy Face]

== Rest, Exercise, and Diet ==

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+== Put on a Happy Face ==
+Chris & I were talking about this, & we decided that this topic needed to be discussed. The most difficult thing I have had to do as a musician is to perform when I've just had a big loss in my life like a death in the family. Or sometimes it's even difficult to perform when you're just having a bad week. Either way we don't always have the luxury of putting things behind us when we step up to the mic. The audience has come to hear us perform & perform we must. It is not healthy to have to push down the emotions & put on a stage persona, but we have to do it quite often.
+The afternoon I had to perform after my dad's death earlier that morning was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. The emotions that were flowing through me had nothing to do with the show I was putting on.
+The disconnect of putting your energy into a show when all you want to do is be quiet & lost in thought is very hard to describe. It really is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in life, & it happens more often as I get older.
+What experiences have you had like this & how did you deal with them?
+Tom
+Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/2681093815  Put on a Happy Face]
 == Rest, Exercise, and Diet ==