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+Stage Fright—舞台恐惧
[近义词]Fall down as you come onstage.That's an odd trick. Not recommended. But itsaved the pianist Vladimir Felts man when he was a teenager back in Moscow. The veteran cellist Mstislav Rostropovich tripped him purposely to cure him of pre-performance panic, 2 Mr. Felts man said," All my fright was gone. I already fell.What else could happen?"
[派生词]Today, music schools are addressing the problem of anxiety in classes that deal with performance techniques and career preparation. There are a variety of strategies that musicians can learn to fight stage fright and its symptoms : icy fingers, shaky limbs, racing heart,blank mind.
[相关短语]Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging advice, from basics like learning pieces, inside out,to mental discipline, such as
visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don t deny that your're jittery, they urge; some excitement is natural, even necessary fordynamic playing. And play in public often, simply for the experience.
[相关复合词]Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests some strategies for the moments before
performance ,Take two deep abdominal breaths,
open up your shoulders, then smile," she says.
"And not one of “these' please don't kill me'
smiles. Then choose three friendly faces in the
audience, people you would communicate
with and make music to, and make eye contact
with them. " She doesn't want to think of the
audience as a judge.
[近 义 词]Extreme demands by mentors or
parents are often at the root of stage fright, says
Dorothy Delay, a well-known violin teacher.
She tells other teachers to demand only what their
students are able to achieve.
[反义词]When Lynn Harrell was 20,he became
the principal cellist of the Cleverl and Orchestra,
and he suffered extreme stage fright. "There were
times when I got so nervous I was sure the
audience could see my chest responding to the
throbbing. It was just total panic. I came to a point
where I thought, If I have to go through this to
play music, I think I'm going to look for another
job. "Recovery, he said, involved developing
humility-recognizing that whatever his talent, he
was fallible, and that an imperfect concert was not
a disaster.
[近义词]It is not only young artists who suffer,
of course. The legendary pianist Vladimir
Horowitz's nerves were famous. The great tenor
Franco Corelli is another example. "They had
to push him on stage," Soprano Renata Scotto
recalled.
[相关短语]Actually, success can make things
worse. "In the beginning of your career, when
you're scared to death, nobody knows who you are,
and they don't, have any expectations," Soprano
June Anderson said. "There' s less to lose. Later on,
when you re known, people are coming to see
you, and they have certain expectations. You have
a lot to lose. "
[反义词]Anderson added, "I never stop being
nervous until I've sung my last note. "
[词源解析]上台就跌倒。这是个奇特的办
法!但不推荐。可它确实拯救了钢琴家弗
拉基米尔·菲兹曼,那个时候他才十几岁,
正在莫斯科表演。资深大提琴手米提斯拉
essentially 夫·罗斯特罗波维奇故意在他
上台前将他绊倒,帮助他摆脱上台前的恐
慌。菲兹曼先生说:“所有的害怕都