Week 10 Reflection

Our performance on Tuesday went okay, considering the technical difficulties that ensued during it. We were still able to keep it together, even though it went on longer than we were anticipating. I learned to make sure all the tech is functioning before the performance, and a warmup run is always helpful. I did learn that we are able to salvage a performance even when it's going haywire. Moving forward, I think we will have a more solid structure in our performance so that we don't get stuck if something goes wrong. The feedback was helpful in terms of structure – I liked Professor Gurevich's suggestion about a prelude with just Nick, and I think we are going to incorporate that into the piece. It was helpful to hear people's feedback about timing, too. I was not sure if things seemed to be dragging on for too long, but it was helpful to hear how we could keep things engaging in the performances with different textures and combinations of instruments.