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Originally Posted by tobie  Nope - reading the book made me relax more during play though, as it made me aware of the fact that it's OK to play like ... ME, to wait for notes to ring out for their full time period instead of rushing to the next one - and not to expect good results without many, many hours of practice. |
This is, for me, the main message of the book. There are other books out there too if you want to continue in the thought. I would reccommend Timothy Galway's "Inner Game of Tennis", not a music book, but a lot of the same concepts in a different light, and Barry Green's "Inner Game of Music", he was a fan of Galways and took them the the music level. If you don't know Barry Green he was for many years the principal bass for the Cincinnati Symphony, and a very interesting person.
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Originally Posted by beaglegod I found a few things I might like to try, such as concentrating on learning a technique but than practicing that technique while being distracted in order to learn how to use the technique without making it the focus, I thought that sounded like a good idea which I may try. Oh and the exercise with the drum machine sounds very cool also.
Hmmm and maybe the random notes exercise could be usefull trying to make even random notes sound good. |
Personally I like having the TV on to sports events with the sound off. Practicing with a little distraction, IMO, is a good idea. Unless you're giving a concert at Lincoln Center, there most always will be distractions around you. Good practice in keeping your head together.
