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Author: janlynn
Date: 2009-04-10 15:08
I stopped practicing about 3 weeks ago due to illness and i now that i'm feeling better, i cant seem to get the motivation to play again. i have a lesson in 1 week and ive got to get prepared. how can i get excited about playing again?
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Author: Ryder
Date: 2009-04-10 15:49
Listen to some clarinet music.
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Ryder Naymik
San Antonio, Texas
"We pracice the way we want to perform, that way when we perform it's just like we practiced"
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Author: William
Date: 2009-04-10 16:29
Get a gig. Nothing motivates me to practice more than having to play in front of an audience.
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Author: weberfan
Date: 2009-04-10 19:40
Janlynn...
Asking us all for advice on how to get motivated is a pretty good way to start. And the answers so far are right on the money.
I try to practice even when I've been laid low with something as minor as a headcold. I take a clarinet on business trips, when I can. But everyone once in a while, because of a cold or a job-related commitment, a day goes by and I don't practice. In your case, three weeks.
Try this: Pick up some music that you haven't played in a while...not something for your upcoming lesson. Put it on the music stand and try to make it sound better than ever before. Work on it for 30 minutes. Really focus. And see if it doesn't put you in the mood again.
If that doesn't work, follow jsc's advice and, "just do it."
Post Edited (2009-04-10 19:54)
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2009-04-10 20:44
Get some physical activity......treadmill.....
Freelance woodwind performer
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-04-10 20:54
Play some duets with a friend. You'll motivate each other. ...GBK
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2009-04-10 21:03
Just don't play till you're really better. Don't force yourself! In fact, put your clarinet away.
Chances are, you'll soon find you can't stay away any longer.
Then you'll come back with renewed vigour. Deep down you're addicted and you won't be able to stay away for very long.
Steve
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Author: brycon
Date: 2009-04-10 21:38
One of the things that works well for me is: If I am not in the mood to practice I will make myself take out the instrument and begin improvising. After about 5-10 minutes I am usually embarking on a good practice session. This exercise does not have to be jazz; it could be in style of Mozart or Bartok or it could just be developing a motif or interval- doesn't really matter.
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Author: xarkon
Date: 2009-04-10 22:11
Brycon is onto something here. There is an article out there on one of the personal productivity blogs about "running a dash" - i.e. saying "I'll just do it for 15 minutes" - and when the 15 minutes is up, you're already in the flow state, so you just keep going.
Dave
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Author: brycon
Date: 2009-04-10 22:21
I don't deserve any credit- the exercise came to me by way of a book by the great Kenny Werner. Many of the jazz musicians I have been fortunate to study or play with do some sort of free improvisational practice each day. Aside from getting me into a state of mind for meaningful practice, this exercise is also good for the mind, ears, and fingers.
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2009-04-11 03:40
Live in a place where there are a lot of musicians. That has helped me get mine back, especially for clarinet, hearing other people practice various instruments in the building I recently moved to, there's a combination of students and professionals, and I've gotten a couple of clarinet students from my building complex.
Meri
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Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2009-04-11 15:40
Janlynn
As someone who rarely practices at home, it is difficult for me to advise you about clarinet practice, but since most of the people who post on this board appear to me to be clarinet addicts, I would like to offer an alternative view representing the (very) casual musician.
If you believe you still will be a satisfactory clarinetist for your needs without lessons and home practice, then drop them. While you will not be as good a clarinetist as you could have been, you might be a happier person. If after a break you find you miss practicing, you can always start practicing again.
George L
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2009-04-11 19:02
Go shopping for sheet music!
I might not come back with what I'm 'supposed' to be playing, but it'll get me playing again.
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2009-04-13 13:18
Thanks everyone. I did the Nike thing and just did it. pulled out the Mozart and just played it through. not to perfection but just for the joy of it and that got me going again.
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Author: JedClampett
Date: 2009-04-13 15:56
janlynn wrote:
> Thanks everyone. I did the Nike thing and just did it. pulled
> out the Mozart and just played it through. not to perfection
> but just for the joy of it and that got me going again.
I like that!
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