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rowuk · 11-23-2007, 05:08 AM

Getting back to the mental aspect, we need to be careful. Creative people ALWAYS compensate in some other way.
If we focus on things to worry about, we can fuel that fire very easily. Every player needs to do what works for them. As a rule, more sleep means better concentration and I do not know of any brass player that gets enough sleep!

The best way to play the mental game is to minimize the tragedies of daily life. Flowers when you come home especially late, making and KEEPING dinner dates so that the support team does not feel lonely and left out!

If listening to a metronome is good for your psyche, go for it. I find that my playing improves when I PRACTICE with a metronome. Isolated clicks in my head without the horn in hand would be an invasion of the time I need to recharge after playing the horn. If it becomes part of the show when at events like Tanglewood, it could have a completely different non-musically related function..........................

11-23-2007, 05:08 AM	#22 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,367	Re: Mental Aspect Getting back to the mental aspect, we need to be careful. Creative people ALWAYS compensate in some other way. If we focus on things to worry about, we can fuel that fire very easily. Every player needs to do what works for them. As a rule, more sleep means better concentration and I do not know of any brass player that gets enough sleep! The best way to play the mental game is to minimize the tragedies of daily life. Flowers when you come home especially late, making and KEEPING dinner dates so that the support team does not feel lonely and left out! If listening to a metronome is good for your psyche, go for it. I find that my playing improves when I PRACTICE with a metronome. Isolated clicks in my head without the horn in hand would be an invasion of the time I need to recharge after playing the horn. If it becomes part of the show when at events like Tanglewood, it could have a completely different non-musically related function.......................... __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.