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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing & friends.

Day 322 — Time for psychology
19-Jun-1972 (Montag–Mon.)


TRANSCRIPT

Practiced for recital. Went all right. Trying to use my psychology and relaxation to see if it works. Hope so.


REFLECTIONS

Psychology. “John, you will relax. You are getting sleepy. Nothing will bother you. You have self confidence. You are a great horn player. You will never make any mistakes, not even on high Bb’s, B’s, and C’s…” Yikes, it almost worked. I almost convinced myself that I could play like a pro. Until those high notes showed up.

I’m sure I’ll do fine at the recital. We’ll see.

John

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