Self defeating practice. Yikes!
I was hoping I could post an improved soundclip this week but it is not to be. I�ve had worse weeks, guitar wise. Just can�t remember when. Not helped by having not one but two messed up nails...So I�m going to remind myself of all the things I do on a regular basis that thwart progress??
- Working on something else instead of things I want to improve.
- Trying to fix a phrase instead of a measure, or a measure instead of a single shift
- Trying to fix a problem without identifying exactly what the problem is
- Trying to fix a problem without figuring out a workable solution...
- Trying to fix a problem with a method thats not working, instead of looking for alternatives
- And the perennial ...
Ignoring the music
- Confusing working on a piece with running it
- And of course ignoring my guitar teacher�s advice!
Aaaaagh! Patience! So what if I spent an entire week working on damping and made it sound worse? At least now I know the extremes: everything ringing over vs. overly aggressive damping. And if the work on phrasing didn�t quite work? At least I am more aware of what I�m aiming for. So although it�s disappointing to start over, I could compare it to being back at the start of a journey, but now I have a more detailed map to guide the second attempt....
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