the zone

Two weeks to D-Day... or perhaps I should say R-Day. Recital: I've been in the zone preparing for a week now and still have another two weeks to go. Today I feel great, although this last week spent in the zone was intense. Intense... that is indeed the word I'm looking for. It didn't suck, but neither was it amazingly fun: lots of mental and emotional preparation. I'm beginning to think this is all just part of it... being in the zone so long that by the time recital is actually here, you're just ready to play your pieces and be done.

My hearing is on Tuesday. This is the part where I play highlights of my program for the music faculty to make sure I know my music and know what I'm doing. It's meant to be intimidating, distracting, and pressured. Awesome.

So if you're reading this and you know me and you can read between the lines here and be able to tell that I'm mostly distracted by an upcoming performance in the next couple of weeks, say a prayer. Or two.