jawbone
293 posts
Mar 23, 2010
4:53 PM
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That was enlightening! Thanx
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If it ain't got harp - it ain't really blues!!!!
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wallyns10
150 posts
Mar 23, 2010
11:29 PM
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Wow, that was a good read. It made me think about things for sure...surprisingly, most of which were not in a musical context. That said, musically, my "inner critic" is more of a tyrant than a naysayer. I constantly find my self saying "GREAT, gotta practice this or that more! I NEED to improve!" rather than "I'll never get better!" Lack of improvement tends to double my drive (only in music haha, everything else I'm just like "screw that!"). For whatever reason I reserve the "woe is me" attitude for social situations...resulting...in...more...practice...
I think I just had an epiphany.
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MichaelAndrewLo
254 posts
Mar 23, 2010
11:56 PM
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Practice one thing at a time till it is mastered. Even if it takes a year or two for one line. Only by mastering what you are playing will you improve. From effortless mastery he says being a master is "playing whatever you can play perfectly every time without thought." Practice with mindful repetition until your line plays itself automatically. It's almost like meditation and is the way to true growth.
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gene
429 posts
Mar 24, 2010
1:34 AM
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I coppied it and saved it. That's worth reading again every once in a while.
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phogi
358 posts
Mar 24, 2010
4:42 AM
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Get a copy of "The inner game of music." Great book.
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Honkin On Bobo
239 posts
Mar 24, 2010
11:32 AM
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blogward,
Thanks so much for that link. For me it hit so close to home. I've picked up the harp later on in life, and trying to learn how to play it as well as some music theory, the impatience factor is off the charts. So this article was truly inspirational, not so much for anything revolutionary he revealed, but for his ability to articulate what I was feeling.
Great stuff...thanks again.
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gene
431 posts
Mar 25, 2010
11:45 PM
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My inner critic spoke to me while I was practicing some new stuff. I followed that articles suggestions. I paid attention to what exactly it was saying. It said simply, "That sounds like crap!" I realized that's what it usually says. I responded, "Well yeah, stupid! Of course it does. I mean...like I've only played that a couple of times. Remember all that other stuff that used to sound like crap?!" So I continued practicing, and instead of feeling frustrated, I gleefully looked to the future when this will no longer sound like crap.
Thanks again for the article.
Last Edited by on Mar 25, 2010 11:45 PM
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gene
432 posts
Mar 25, 2010
11:58 PM
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Ya know what? My inner critic has been an obstacle to my progress, but probably not the biggest one. I'm shy about other peoples' criticisms. Nobody will say, "That sounds like crap", but I feel like they gotta be thinkin' it.
I've searched the web many times for some insight into combating that feeling, but never could find any. I've heard family members practice musical instruments, and I don't look down upon them for sounding like crap when they're learning, and in my mind I know they wouldn't look down upon me. So why can't I get over this stupid hang-up? Heck, I've even heard my son humming stuff I've been practicing.
Last Edited by on Mar 26, 2010 12:05 AM
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