SonnyD4885
114 posts
Sep 15, 2011
12:31 PM
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i haven't practice in a few weeks and now i getting to do it again and wow am i rusty so i when all the way back to the beginning and start all over again it was fun has anyone else done this.
Last Edited by on Sep 15, 2011 1:24 PM
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KingoBad
918 posts
Sep 15, 2011
12:41 PM
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If you mean go back to playing like crap, hunting for notes and playing Christmas tunes badly. Um, no...
If you meant financially starting over by begging, then no to that too...
You should practice more often...
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Danny
Last Edited by on Sep 15, 2011 12:42 PM
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Fingers
95 posts
Sep 15, 2011
12:45 PM
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I've had a few years off!! yes a bit rusty and throat is a bit sore from bending notes too hard but muscle memory will soon kick in......i hope. LOL
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Honkin On Bobo
771 posts
Sep 15, 2011
12:54 PM
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I feel ya Sonny, but for me it wasn't fun. Had been playing regularly..then dropped it for a while (got into a rut). When I picked it back up, I realized what meager chops I had were gone. It was a bummer.
It was like "whoa! You mean I'm actually WORSE than I once was????....WTF????"
I do admire your attitude though,
Last Edited by on Sep 15, 2011 12:54 PM
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tookatooka
2485 posts
Sep 15, 2011
1:05 PM
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It's good to have a break from time to time. You come back with fresh enthusiasm and with a little luck you may have forgotten some of the bad habits
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Gig74
85 posts
Sep 15, 2011
2:32 PM
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Not practicing is rubbish, I don't get much time but I try to get at least 15mins a day and a couple of times a week I try and get and hour in.
It's not alot but it gets me throught the day with my little harp fix.
I get frustrated if i can't do anything though, from studying martial arts some one told me or I read that "learning is like pushing a barrel up a hill, If you stop or let go it rolls back" and I suppose flattens you like a bug :o) but the main thing is I get rusty.
Good luck getting you mojo working.
Greg.
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joeleebush
342 posts
Sep 15, 2011
3:03 PM
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LOL...now THAT is some funny stuff.
Gotta love it.
"If you mean go back to playing like crap, hunting for notes and playing Christmas tunes badly. Um, no...
If you meant financially starting over by begging, then no to that too..."
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Tommy the Hat
298 posts
Sep 15, 2011
3:04 PM
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I can agree with Gig74 to a degree but not completely.
As a fairly new harp player who needs lots of practice and also a martial artist for the last 40 years I understand the analogy. Actually Funakoshi Gichin said something similar; that a pot of boiling water stops boiling when removed from the heat (paraphrased).
I don't interpret these things as meaning one should never rest or take breaks at least from the physical aspects of practice or training.
Especially with martial arts, there is much more than the physical aspects and one can be practicing while appearing to be doing nothing. Active inactivity. In fighting (Japanese) similar philosophies are held within the concepts of sen no sen and go no sen.
I do agree that one can always find time and you have demonstrated as much with your 15 minutes here and there. I do the same. I have found time to practice karate in small spaces, bathrooms, work, or where and when ever I can for many years. I do the same with the harp. There is always time and I can show people how to workout when they believe they have no time. 5 minutes is all it takes.
But then again, if I decide to do nothing for 2 weeks that doesn't mean my wheelbarrow will roll back. That is only a break, not a "stop." The analogy of the wheelbarrow is that if you stop it is hard to start again or it rolls back and you have to start again. I understand the analogy but it only points out that you need to keep practicing. Taking a break is fine as long as you don't do it too often and for too long.
I just got back from a cruise where I decided beforehand that it wasn't the place for my harp for various reasons. Now I'm back and my pot is boiling again. If I stop for months or a year then yes, that is a problem.
But the bottom line, I agree with you there, is that you get out what you put in. But even during breaks keep your mind involved.
Of course this is only my opinion. But in my teaching I do insist on practice with no excuses.
In relation to Sonny's original question, after a week without my harp I did feel a little awkward at first but that quickly passed. A beginner thing I guess.
Persistence is key. But IMO that doesn't necessarily mean obsessive persistence, like everyday or all day everyday. Just keep moving forward.
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Tommy
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