Foods That May Help With Performance Anxiety
While some foods relax our bodies, others will give us energy. My high school violin teacher, Mary West, said to eat bananas before I performed as a way to deal…
Sight-reading in Auditions
The importance of good sight reading skills in youth orchestra auditions cannot be underestimated. With all things being equal, the better sight reader will outrank the inferior one. Forty variations,…
Beethoven Spring Sonata Opus 24 Movement 1
Marnie Thies plays movement 1 of the Beethoven Spring Sonata Opus 24 at DePaul University for her Masters recital May 22, 2004. Piano accompaniment is by Chris Thompson.