Bad Idea?

[xdjuicebox]

So a friend of mine told me about a piano competition in about a month and a half from now...(March 21st), and I really want to do it, but I've never entered in a piano competition before...and I've only performed like twice on stage. I've done a lot of showing off at dinner parties and stuff where I'll play like 3-5 pieces, but I've never really been on the stage by myself.

I have experience back from when I did dance, and when I played in Marching band/concert band in high school, but that's about it...

So the competition is Spanish/French music so I uhhhh...am doing Je te Veux by Satie LOL

A lot of people are telling me Satie is not competition music, but I don't want to play something too hard for my first one. But I don't want to "disrespect" the competition either by suggesting that I'm not taking it seriously.

What do you guys think?

[bronnestam]

My honest opinion, although you may not like it: I don't think you should participate. I think you should wait.

What I DO think you should do, though, is to go there as audicene. Watch, listen and learn. Get used to the context without feeling the pressure. And then you prepare for some other competition instead.

But I don't know you. It was just my spontaneous reflection.

[adodd81802]

Some good advice I think.

[jimroof]

"I've done a lot of showing off at dinner parties"

Don't get mad at me, but if you play for selfish reasons then you are totally missing the point of what music is and a good judge at a competition will see right through that in a heartbeat.

I hope you did not really mean that.

[kawai_cs]

I think you should prepare for this competition and participate. What I understood from your post is that you are looking forward to a new experience of performing in public for an audience larger and more musically knowledgable than at a dinner party. The time preparing for the competition will be exciting and you will be even more motivated to practice. I think if you can qualify than go for it. It is about having an opportunity to perform playing a superior instrument in front of judges and audience. A great new experience.
As far as repertoire is concerned I am not sure what to suggest.

[xdjuicebox]

"I've done a lot of showing off at dinner parties"

Don't get mad at me, but if you play for selfish reasons then you are totally missing the point of what music is and a good judge at a competition will see right through that in a heartbeat.

I hope you did not really mean that.

Of course I don't actually mean that. I play because I love music, and sometimes I want to share. It's a mannerism to show how uncomfortable I am with those situations

I think you should prepare for this competition and participate. What I understood from your post is that you are looking forward to a new experience of performing in public for an audience larger and more musically knowledgable than at a dinner party. The time preparing for the competition will be exciting and you will be even more motivated to practice. I think if you can qualify than go for it. It is about having an opportunity to perform playing a superior instrument in front of judges and audience. A great new experience.
As far as repertoire is concerned I am not sure what to suggest.

Thanks for the encouragement!