“Don’t worry.  It always works out in performance.”  Nope.  Even as a child I knew that wasn’t true when a well-meaning adult would pat me on the head and offer up those comforting words. What I have learned through the passage of time is how to deal with situations that come up that are unexpected.  It can be distilled into 2 rules.  1) Always be prepared.  Know your music inside out so when Murphy’s Law pulls you over, you can deal with it.

Originally published: Have Organ Shoes Will Travel by Not the Church Lady AKA Kelly Galbraith  http://notthechurchlady.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/bits-of-useless-infor