Make a plan and follow it, and you are guaranteed a win. First place isn't in your control — a successful day is. Prepare for every phase of competition day and the day counts as a win even when the performance isn't perfect.
The prize list is decided before you leave the house. Registration folder, printed sheet music, a fully packed kit, a laid-out uniform, real sleep, and no bar the night before. The people in the prizes did their preparation in the weeks ahead.
Befriend your steward, time your tuning, and turn on your recorder. Check in, photograph the order of play, and predict your start — piobaireachd runs "not quite four an hour." Rehearse your warm-up window at home with a stopwatch, and record every performance from your sporran.
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