Approaching Recording Dates / Half Term Recap

We are now rapidly approaching the recording date for our solo performances. My performance date is the 25th of November, I feel prepared for this and am not too worried about the performances. However, I need to work on Baby Blue. I have been working on it a lot at home, but there is one finger-style part at the end which I am struggling to pull off. I have been working on this at home, however I am still struggling to remember it and play it in time. I have played it in front of family to try and get feedback, which has helped greatly as I now know where I am strongest, so I can focus less on that. 

Over half term I worked on my guitar parts for Not Alright by Me, mostly for closure with the song, and managed to pick out some weaknesses - mostly in the solo. I was able to come up with a strategy which I can now apply to both pieces when I run into errors. When I run into issues I tend to listen to the original track a few times, highlighting where I am going wrong and just solidly working on it for a substantial amount of time. One of my biggest weaknesses for the piece is confidence, which needs to be boosted if I want to achieve a Distinction (Which I certainly do). I think the best way to boost confidence is to play the piece over and 
over again until I feel confident with that section. 

I am still balancing time with the two pieces every week, this is so I don't lose touch with Not Alright by Me, so I don't forget it. It is important to keep playing the piece, for confidence purposes, as said above. I am working hard on Baby Blue as it is my weakest piece, I am dedicating the whole session to entire run through's of the piece for timing purposes. It is also good to play everything together, although I need to work on the ending still. 

Unfortunately I was unable to practice my pieces this weekend as I was recording an EP with my band, this was beneficial for me as I was forced to perform even when nervous - which conquered my nerves and I feel has potentially changed my confidence, I feel less nervous now when thinking about daunting performances.