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Originally Posted by kadleck Hi Dave -
Boy, if you know of a good practice routine, I'm all ears!
Actually, my practicing usually depends on my work schedule. If I have some gigs that will be a workout, I'll just do a thorough warm up that day. If I'm not working one day, I'll have to put in some practice time.
The biggest problem I've encountered is that players tend to practice/play things that they sound GOOD on. The trick is to practice/play things that you sound BAD on. (Sounds simple, but it's amazing how often it doesn't happen.)
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You know, you'd think that it would be obvious but it is not at all. You have to work at what you suck at much more than what you're good at. Remember Clarke? "Don't waste your time on those things that are easy, concentrate instead on those that are hard." Or something like that. Harvey Phillips once described practicing as "making horrible noises alone in a room" which sort of says something similar. It requires a certain humility to admit that there are things that you can't do, and then go at them with energy.
Michael Mclaughlin
"I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played."
Virgil Thomson