Thread: What do you think about when playing?
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Old 02-26-2007, 03:24 PM   #32 (permalink)
Alex Yates
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Re: What do you think about when playing?
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Originally Posted by BFlinch83 View Post
Phil Munds (principal horn, BSO) asked me this yesterday and when I said "oh, I think about the structure, the line, where I'm going with the music" he said that he doesn't think about anything but the breath and how much it calms him. Through a process of non-analysis and just observing what is going on from a distance, he got me to play so much better.

So, what do you think about how to achieve this state of "distant oberservation" over "constant analysis"?
This is wonderful, sound, healthy advice. Thank you for sharing B.

Achieving it is simply to be aware of the breath at all times.
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