| Record Yourself
Nothing, absolutely nothing, is more powerful for your practicing than recording your playing and REALLY listening.
I have spent the past week fooling around on new recording equipment in preparation for my new CD project.... and what I heard was extremely humbling:
bad time
terrible intonation
poor ideas
diffused articulation
You know, all the stuff I harp on my students just isn't happening in my own playing. I'm actually glad I am realizing all this so I can formulate a plan to correct this. It's hard to swallow sometimes and I know as a "pro" that it's the only way to grow... keep pushing myself as no-one else will do that for me.
One of my friends said recently "A tape recorder doesn't lie".
I think I will make it a habit to record much more of my daily practicing.
Thoughts? |