Sentence 1: Allie had been playing piano for awhile now. 
 Sentence 3: She was rather nervous 
 Sentence 4:  Allie thought she would mess up and do poorly 
 Sentence 5:  But rather the contrary happened as she performed beautifully 
 Option 1: She loved it and felt very confident to perform at a recital upcoming. 
 Option 2: She had a recital upcoming.