How yiu experienced this situation?

[finn magnus]

I am sure this thread has been up before, but I did not find it. Anyway, here it is:

I have just entered the Concervatory. I am 18, and have played for 9 years. But I feel like the other pianists is better than me here. The other studens have played for a longer time and many of them are taking a mastergrad, bus still I cant imagine that I can get to their level after 3 years. I know I shouldn't nag abaut this, but I want to hear how you would handled the situation, scince many of us has been in that situation.

Have you experienced the same feeling? How did you get out of it? How did you handle that feeling? Did it lead to a positive og a negative way of practicing?

(I hope your story will give me hope and inspire me)

[Kassaa]

The difference is 3 years of conservatory schooling, which is probably a lot different from what you've done before. When I got into a young talent class (conservatory for young people) I was like whoah, but now I have 3 years of conservatory lesson, and I went from Bach invention No. 8 to Chopin Ballade No. 3 and Chopin etude 10/4.

And, what do you consider better? More difficult pieces? That's something you can overcome by practicing a lot of technique thingys. If you can practice some technical excercises+Bach fugues for 90 minutes a day your technique will improve greatly.

I know that there people who play better than I do, but you should strive to become the best, so it's motivation for practicing.

[Kassaa]

what is this, think I typed it because I don't have anything better to do?

[rc]

When you surround yourself by people who are better than you, it raises your standards. You can only get better to meet these higher standards. The only way this could be negative is if you get discouraged and quit.

So whatever you do, don't quit.   

[happyface94]

I know the feeling, I am by far the worst student at my conservatory. However, you are different then me in the fact that I am no interested in getting a musical degree.