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[kayre]

I still have piano students who attend my previous church; two of them were preparing to play in the annual Christmas pageant. Just before Thanksgiving, it was decided that the program would be moved forward a week. This put some serious time pressure on my students, but they forged ahead.

I'm delighted to say that they both played as well as they possibly could have. But another child, someone else's student, melted down devastatingly. Seriously, it's worse than the worst you are imagining right now. The only blessings are that there was no camera view of the piano; and the tech crew instantly cut off the mics when she finally gave up, so that we only heard the first instant of her sobbing. My heart is breaking for that little girl.

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[hitchhiker]

aww, sad :(

[amaebi]

Oh, I didn't realize it was that hard.

Please tell about your student learning from you about how he might have helped someone in such a position, in future?

[kayre]

It had already occurred to him that he could have joined her on the bench, and maybe sightread to play with her, but he was very far away. I'm sorry no one closer thought to do so.

He says she played very well in rehearsal, so I reminded him of ways to practice dealing with stage fright: I find that for most people, either recording or using a metronome cause nervousness, so one can practice dealing with nerves.

[amaebi]

As always, I appreciate your wisdom and grace.