http://www.livmusic.com/2007/10/06/practice-deviations/ Ruminations on a life behind three buttons Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:40:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.livmusic.com/2007/10/06/practice-deviations/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Sparky Koerner Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:52:15 +0000 http://www.livmusic.com/lmi/?p=117#comment-462 These two statements by you: "I felt like that was what I needed. It means that you don’t have to be a slave to a routine, especially if there is a more relevant way to spend your time. Always use your mind to determine if you are doing what is best for you." I believe this is something that is hard to get across to students at times. I have some that want me to lay out everything that they will practice and yet I tell them that sometimes they have to decide what is best for them that day. I know that if upper register material is to be played by me that week (I am not a lead player) I need to concentrate on that aspect of my playing, locking into pitches above high C and being able to articulate clearly up there. Or if it is a long gig, yes the endurance factor becomes what I feel I need to work. I love to put on a Aebersold CD and play straight through it like I am on a gig with only 30 seconds between tunes to keep the customers happy. Thanks for making those statements because it is true one needs to learn what they need to do for them self at times and not rely totally on their instructor to lay it all out for them. Musically, Sparky These two statements by you: “I felt like that was what I needed. It means that you don’t have to be a slave to a routine, especially if there is a more relevant way to spend your time. Always use your mind to determine if you are doing what is best for you.” I believe this is something that is hard to get across to students at times. I have some that want me to lay out everything that they will practice and yet I tell them that sometimes they have to decide what is best for them that day. I know that if upper register material is to be played by me that week (I am not a lead player) I need to concentrate on that aspect of my playing, locking into pitches above high C and being able to articulate clearly up there. Or if it is a long gig, yes the endurance factor becomes what I feel I need to work. I love to put on a Aebersold CD and play straight through it like I am on a gig with only 30 seconds between tunes to keep the customers happy. Thanks for making those statements because it is true one needs to learn what they need to do for them self at times and not rely totally on their instructor to lay it all out for them.
Musically, Sparky

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