Author: William
Date: 2004-05-27 14:46
The third bedroom of our home is dedicated to my musical intstruments, music and practice sessions. However, I am not so motivated be the environmental ambiance as I am with the necessity inspired by an upcoming gig for which I must be prepared to play. Wheither it be for flute, saxophone or clarinet, I am absolutely obsessed to always be in top-playing form and that is all the inspiration I need to practice. Not a great view, happy wall paper, absolute quite throughtout my home (impossible anyhow with a wife who is obsessed with running the vacume cleaner), perfect temperature....nothing, except necessity. Some of the stranger environments in which I have practiced include hotel rooms, barns, our family car, in our camper at a public campground with our "neighbor" running a chainsaw, in my in-laws living room, an open hay field and a curling clubroom, just to name a few. The most important component of practice is mental focus, "quality" effort, and--for me--NEED!
I know this is a different "slant" on your posting, but I hope "food for thought".
Incidently, my most recent "crisis" is in learning that our orchestra will be performing "Rhapsody in Blue" for our July 4th concert series and that our principal clarinetist cannot do the opening "smear". And when our conductor asked if I could do it, I--the "jazzer" and risk-taker that I also am--said, "Yes". As Oliver Hardy would probably say to Stanley, "That's a fine mess (I've) gotten my self into". Got to go practice now............
Post Edited (2004-05-27 14:56)
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