Before we meet on June 27, take 15–20 minutes with this worksheet. You don’t need a concert season or a solo recital to use it. A moment that mattered – a performance, an orchestra service, an audition, a run-through you were really trying to nail, or a lesson where you played something for real – counts. If it mattered to you in the moment, it belongs here.
Section 1
Your year at a glance
Map out what you played over the past 12 months. Leave months blank if there wasn’t much happening – that’s useful information too. Jot the piece or repertoire, and a quick note on whether it felt like a busy stretch or a quieter one.
Saved
Were there patches where everything stacked up? Long stretches where you weren’t really playing anything? Any surprises when you look back at it now?
Section 2
Three moments to debrief
Pick three moments from your year – performances, services, auditions, run-throughs, anything you played that felt like it mattered. For each one, answer the questions as honestly as you can. This is just for you.
Section 3
Looking ahead
The point of the debrief isn’t to dwell – it’s to set up the next year better than the last one.
Based on what came up in Section 2, what’s the one technical area you most want to address in the coming year?
Pieces you’re planning to learn, auditions on the horizon, concerts or services, projects in the practice room. Or just what you’d like to be playing a year from now.
Be specific. Not “I want to get better” – what does better actually look like for you?
My Season Debrief
Same Time, New Place Nathan Cole · June 27
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