gad wagon
59 posts
Jun 25, 2014
7:11 AM
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In Adam's most recent YouTube post, he said that he hadn't played for a few days, but proceeded to blow the reeds off a couple of new harps. Granted, he is a pro. That got me thinking about my own experiences though.
One a year, I make a week-long silent retreat. No harp. No electronics. No talking. After that week, I feel that my playing has improved. I am most certainly not a pro, but I can still notice a change.
The same thing goes for fasting from food or resting from hard work.
Any thoughts. Do any of you intentionally not play and/or listen to music for the sake of perfecting what you can do or to appreciate it more? Is it all a hoax? What's your 2 cents?
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Frank
4651 posts
Jun 25, 2014
4:35 PM
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I don't intentionally do it - it just happens when life gets in the way - but yes many times after a hiatus- I feel sharp and able to do some damage :)
Last Edited by Frank on Jun 25, 2014 4:37 PM
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The Black Pit
15 posts
Jun 26, 2014
9:29 PM
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Interesting you brought that up. I try to practice every day, but I missed several weeks due to a medical issue. When I picked the harp back up I was certain I was going to regress and maybe be bit uncomfortable. But it was like I had never stopped. Got right back on the bike. Maybe it has to do with muscle memory, I dunno.
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nacoran
7839 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:17 PM
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It's got to do with how the human brain consolidates information.
Distributed Practice and Procedural Memory Consolidation in Musicians’ Skill Learning
There are other neat, related aspects. If you study for a test slightly drunk you will remember the information better if you are slightly drunk (but still way worse than if you study and take the test sober).
Also, sometimes thinking about playing can be nearly as productive as actually playing.
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Jehosaphat
763 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:34 PM
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I've noticed that with my Pool playing,Back in the day where i'd take anyone on for $ i'd sometimes for whatever reason not play for a few months,come back to the table...Hot as.
Now that i only have a game of pool about twice a year morelike ,sadly the theory doesn't work.
But yeah i have noticed the effect with harp as well to a degree..seems like you have a mindset along the lines of"well this is going to be shite anyway so i might a well relax"..whammo, you find yourself in the Zone!
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didjcripey
763 posts
Jun 27, 2014
12:33 AM
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Recently went away for a month, did no practice, same with our band.
At our first practice back, we have never sounded so good.
Sometimes a break does you good. You come back with fresh ears, and maybe enjoy it more, giving it better focus and concentration.
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jbone
1670 posts
Jun 28, 2014
5:14 AM
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It's muscle and it's also mind. For me a break lets my mind put things in more coherent order and when I come back to playing after a break, new things are at the tip of my tongue.
It's a sort of awakening, almost holy sometimes. And a total rush.
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