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Author: oliver sudden
Date: 2009-04-10 12:06
Another thing that just occurred to me -
> I don't think that practice should ever be meditative.
> Rather, I think of practice as a session of intense concentration.
If there's a contradiction for you then I think we have a different idea of what meditation is about!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation
...not that meditation is only concentration of course, and not that it can't be relaxing. But it's more about tuning in than it's about tuning out!
[Edit: I do in fact feel that the connection between meditation and playing a wind instrument is a very strong one. There are cultures where a wind instrument is used as part of meditation, as a means of focussing thought and energy - I know that a (brief and superficial) exposure to shakuhachi playing many years ago was a very decisive point for my playing. That's a form of woodwind playing where the concentration is particularly focussed on the inner life of the sound and all its variations. That's a big reason why long-note practice is so important. On the other hand there are forms of purely bodily exercise where the breath is an essential part of the process of concentrating on the body - I'm thinking of Ashtanga Yoga (another brief and superficial exposure!), there are certainly others. Liam - that's the sort of issue I'm thinking of here, I'm sorry if that kind of discussion wasn't what you had in mind.]
Post Edited (2009-04-10 14:27)
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