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Something to say about the whole banana thing.

Last night I tried out for an orchestra group called Prelude (I play violin). I was soooo nervous. I messed up so badly. I was really out of tune. Afterwards I was crying. We had to go into this room and see if I made it or not. I ended up making it into a different group called Intermezzo which is for really good players who are not in high school yet! I am so happy!

But I ended up figuring out why I was so nervous. I forgot to eat my banana before I left!  

 

More evidence to support the theory, Choco. Congratulations on making Intermezzo! I have a concert this Friday, and bananas are on my grocery list.

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submitted by Choco, age 12, here
(May 11, 2011 - 3:08 pm)

back to the Pudding's Place

I don't get it, what's with the banana?

Spammy says tube. What? You wanna go on youtibe spammy? Okay, fine with me!

 

A fellow violinist told me that his doctor suggested he eat a banana about an hour before a performance to calm his nerves. He said it's the potassium in the banana that has a calming effect. I passed that advice on to a Chatterboxer who mentioned being nervous before a performance.

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submitted by ~Sam~
(May 11, 2011 - 7:40 pm)

Congrats for making Intermezzo, Choco! That's really awesome!

@Sam: I mentioned on a thread that I was nervous for a piano recital and one of the awesome Admins recommended bananas. I later made a thread after trying a banana before a recital and there was a small conversation about potassium in bananas and yeah... :)

submitted by Olive
(May 12, 2011 - 7:35 pm)

My siblings and I are going to be performing a few of our songs on Sunday at a Songwriters' Expo. I'm not too nervous yet, but I usually get really nervous right before...I haven't tested the banana theory yet, but I think I will on Sunday-hope it works! :)

Yes, have a banana! And think how much fun it is to create music together. Where is the Expo? 

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submitted by Kimberly B, age 15, USA! :)
(June 2, 2011 - 6:00 pm)

I'm going to make sure to have one before leaving Admin-an hour before we perform, right? That's one thing that makes me less nervous, the fact that it's so much fun to play and sing together...the Expo is in Paso Robles, CA, a town in Northern California. :)

 

Yes, about an hour before the performance is what I was told. Hope it helps.

 

submitted by Kimberly B, age 15, USA! :)
(June 2, 2011 - 10:20 pm)

I'll make sure to bring some bananas to my acting camp this summer, just in case ;). Thanks for the tips guys!

submitted by ZB ☮
(June 5, 2011 - 12:44 pm)