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Fall down as you come onstage. That’s an odd trick. Not recommended. But it saved the pianist Feltsman when he was a teenager back in Moscow. The experienced cellist Rostropovich tripped him purposely to 61 him of pre-performance panic. Mr. Feltsman said, “All my fright was gone. I already fell. What else could happen?”
Today, music schools are addressing the problem of 62 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, 63 mind.
Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging 64 , from basics like learning pieces inside out, to mental discipline, 65 visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don’t deny that you’re tense, they urge; some excitement is 66 , even necessary for dynamic playing. And play in public often, simply for the experience.
Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests some strategies for the moments before 67 , “Take two deep abdominal(腹部) 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 68 , people you would communicate with and make music to, and make eye contact with them. “She doesn’t want performers to think of the audience as a judge.
Extreme demands by conductors or parents are often 69 stage fright, says Dorothy Delay, a well-known violin teacher. She tells other teachers to demand only what their students are able to achieve. .
When Lynn Harrell was 20, he became the principal cellist of the Cleverland 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 heartbeat, which was just total 70 . 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 humbleness—recognizing that whatever his talent, he was likely to make mistakes, and that an 71 concert was not a disaster.
It is not only 72 artists who suffer, of course. The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s nerves were famous. The great singer Franco Corelli is another example. “We had to push him on stage,” his partners recalled.
73 , 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 74 ,” Singer 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 75 . ” He added, “I never stop being nervous until I’ve sung my last note.”
61．A．assure B．cure C．remind D．rob
62．A．anxiety B．adolescence C．principle D．psychology
63．A．absent B．blank C．keen D．narrow
64．A．advice B．choices C．services D．education
65．A．instead of B．along with C．such as D．with regard to
66．A．definite B．neutral C．natural D．precious
67．A．ceremony B．performance C．lecture D．rehearsal
68．A．audience B．orchestra C．staff D．choir
69．A．at the face of B．at the root of C．in favour of D．in contrast with
70．A．craze B．fault C．failure D．panic
71．A．unusual B．imperfect C．invalid D．unpopular
72．A．talented B．unknown C．young D．experienced
73．A．Actually B．Certainly C．Luckily D．Similarly
74．A．appreciation B．contribution C．expectation D．satisfaction
75．A．learn B．offer C．say D．lose
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【答案】61~65.BABAC 66~70.CBABD 71~75.BCACD
Fall down as you come onstage. That’s an odd trick. Not recommended. But it saved the pianist Feltsman when he was a teenager back in Moscow. The experienced cellist Rostropovich tripped him purposely to 61 him of pre-performance panic. Mr. Feltsman said, “All my fright was gone. I already fell. What else could happen?”
Today, music schools are addressing the problem of 62 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, 63 mind.
Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging 64 , from basics like learning pieces inside out, to mental discipline, 65 visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don’t deny that you’re tense, they urge; some excitement is 66 , even necessary for dynamic playing. And play in public often, simply for the experience.
Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests some strategies for the moments before 67 , “Take two deep abdominal(腹部) 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 68 , people you would communicate with and make music to, and make eye contact with them. “She doesn’t want performers to think of the audience as a judge.
Extreme demands by conductors or parents are often 69 stage fright, says Dorothy Delay, a well-known violin teacher. She tells other teachers to demand only what their students are able to achieve. .
When Lynn Harrell was 20, he became the principal cellist of the Cleverland 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 heartbeat, which was just total 70 . 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 humbleness—recognizing that whatever his talent, he was likely to make mistakes, and that an 71 concert was not a disaster.
It is not only 72 artists who suffer, of course. The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s nerves were famous. The great singer Franco Corelli is another example. “We had to push him on stage,” his partners recalled.
73 , 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 74 ,” Singer 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 75 . ” He added, “I never stop being nervous until I’ve sung my last note.”
61．A．assure B．cure C．remind D．rob
62．A．anxiety B．adolescence C．principle D．psychology
63．A．absent B．blank C．keen D．narrow
64．A．advice B．choices C．services D．education
65．A．instead of B．along with C．such as D．with regard to
66．A．definite B．neutral C．natural D．precious
67．A．ceremony B．performance C．lecture D．rehearsal
68．A．audience B．orchestra C．staff D．choir
69．A．at the face of B．at the root of C．in favour of D．in contrast with
70．A．craze B．fault C．failure D．panic
71．A．unusual B．imperfect C．invalid D．unpopular
72．A．talented B．unknown C．young D．experienced
73．A．Actually B．Certainly C．Luckily D．Similarly
74．A．appreciation B．contribution C．expectation D．satisfaction
75．A．learn B．offer C．say D．lose
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【答案】61~65.BABAC 66~70.CBABD 71~75.BCACD
