Yesterday was very tiring. Not much more to it. Got up with my alarm, more or less, stretched, got dressed, went to breakfast. Went to a performance psychology class where we talked about how difficult performing really is and how we cope with that - and how we ought to. Listened to a lecture about rubato in Lieder and how even composers played with their songs more than we do today. Listened to a masterclass with a couple of great Strauss pieces - I definitely want to do his Ophelia set.
Made some lunch - couscous. Too much water; was not as appetizing as I had hoped. Did not make a phonecall I meant to make - annoyed me. Went off to coaching a little early to finally warm up. Sat through four hours of coaching and just about fell asleep ... though I suppose I did learn a fair amount.
I considered going out for supper; decided not to. Made supper in my little kitchenette, then started perusing the Internet. Didn't finish until eleven-thirty. Decided it was a good time to go to bed; seven hours' sleep was standard for me and was generally enough.
Wake at seven-twenty. No. Not enough sleep. Sigh. I decided to take this morning off and get things done, take a couple of hours away from the Internet (*cough*) and focus in on things. Do some mental exercises, really warm up, really practice. My first contact with VISI today will be a concert for solo soprano voice; I am hoping that it will be inspirational and will wake me up.
In the meantime, I am eating an apple (I must buy a different variety next time, these are not crunchy enough) and sipping rooibos tea, and just generally being off-kilter and tired ...
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