Is it normal? =( please help?

Question

well... i'm still mad from what happened in may. i've always been first chair in honors band (last year i was in seventh grade), and my friends said i was really good, and i always got the solo parts. (i play the flute, btw.) and all of a sudden, i got nervous (i don't usually get nervous) and i messed up on my audition for the chair seating for next year! arrrghhh... and i bumped down to fourth chair. my friends keep on telling me it'd be fine, but i'm still mad at myself. i feel so stupid to mess up on it b/c i sounded fine and then i just suddenly started sweating and messed up on my scales and everything... is this normal? =( i think i'm a horrible player now... and i got so mad and i still am. i wanna quit band now. i know there are gonna be more chair tests next year, but... idk. is it normal to be nervous and mess up?

Answer 1

no matter how good you are, you will mess up eventually and all you can do is get back up and try again. Keep you head up love!

Answer 2

u must b asain

Answer 3

Try taking a deep breath whenever you start and a light practice before doing those.

Answer 4

it is totaly normal..i got bumped to last chair last year in 6th grade..on the clarinet but i asked for a redo and my music teacher let me rettry..i moved up a few but i felt better..and dont quit band..if you were always first chair...then you must be pretty d**n good..so..plz dont quit..hope this helps

Answer 5

Course its normal....its cos there was a lot of pressure on you, it happens to the best of us.

*hug*, Its not the end of the world, it must be pretty sucky though....dont quit though! thats the worst thing to do! quit when your ahead not when your behind! you failed but now you have something to aim for again! something to motivate you and spur you on and make you WANT to beat your nervousness

Dont give up and good luck with your future flute playing =]

Answer 6

just calm down before the try outs ... just realx and focuse on what your doon and youll do fine =]

i would go to www.gurl.com for more support..

i love that website wen i feel that way!!!!!

Answer 7

i think you were just nervous becouse youve been first chair so many times and you were worried you might not be first chair again, and your not a horrible player so dont quit band just becouse you were bumped down to fourth chair

Answer 8

Yous shouldn't worry about that, you probably just got nervous.  When a solo audition comes u go for it.

Answer 9

It's ok. So you were nervous and didn't get first chair, it's not the end of the world. Don't dwell on little things like this; it's not worth the wasted energy.

It's completely normal to get nervous. People get setbacks all the time but they move on and know what not to do next time. What you have to do is calm down before the audition: Be sure that you practiced as much as you could, and take a deep calming breath before entering the room.

Answer 10

Of course... everyone (well, most normal people) get nervous playing in front of others.

Answer 11

Yes it's normal, try again. Don't give up

Answer 12

yes it's normal. Just calm down. Think of all the other problems out there and this won't seem like much. Besides, it sounds like you're a really good flute player so you'll probably be able to go back to first chair in a snap!

Good luck hun!

Answer 13

I know what you are going through! I too was a flute player, first chair in Honor Band and All State Band, and loved it! The solo's always made me so nervous!! I would just say something to the band director about the situation, and tell him that you were so nervous and you cannot wait until the next tryout to show him what you can really do. Then he/she will really start paying attention to you, and if he/she doesn't move you up chairs sooner, then by the next test time, you will get first if you are good. Don't give up though, no matter what. 4th chair is still good, and at least you can get a break from being in the first seat all the time! Be nice, work hard, and just be patient, and it will all work out!

Answer 14

i am a flute player

and yes i always get nervous..

fo us we got to sign up our instruments and we got to take them home with us and practise

a tip

if u are alowed to take ur flute home

practise a lot of times and dont quit band its fun:)

i love it !!

Answer 15

im going into 9th grade next year. and yes it is very normal to just randomly mess up. but believe me, the more u stress bout it, the more nervouse u get,and the more u mess up. it sounds like u r good @ band. so please dont give up! you cant keep getting nervouse if u want solo parts again. so find something that works for YOU that will help w/ the whole nervous thing. good luck (=

Answer 16

oh just chill.

it's band and it's not the end of the world first chair isn't even that great it actually gets irritating when you get older.

Answer 17

everyone gets nervous

and dont be hard on yourself