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Author: grok
Date: 2014-02-02 02:12
Not much to this post besides a little fun and relaxation.
Sometimes, I practice with my closed-back headphones on and listen to podcasts and music. I record myself during these little fun sessions. I can hear myself when I play (duh) but at obviously reduced loudness and sound quality. Surprisingly, I actually don't dislike what I hear when I listen back on these times.
Do any of you guys do this? Am I just weird?
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Author: Patrick Akridge
Date: 2014-02-02 06:43
I wouldn't ever. Its not easy to focus on your music when you got someone playing or singing in your ear.
In my opinion, its a waste of time to me. I have ADHD, so if I were to try it, I'd go nuts thinking about how to focus. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this thought.
Cheers
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way." "Tomorrow you'll wished you had practiced more, so make every moment in the practice room count"
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2014-02-02 19:48
When you say practice, do you mean doodle? Or actually have music in front of you and play that music?
If with the music, I've actually heard of people intentionally doing that once in a while. It teaches them to ignore background noise and still be able to focus on the music (for example if you were playing at a cocktail party, busking, etc. then you would have to deal with background noise, shouts, etc.)
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-02-02 20:55
Weird? No. You're having, as you so well put it, fun. Having fun is normal, encouraged even, in- or outside the realm of the clarinet.
But Alexi's very valid point not withstanding, are you having "fun practice," I'd say no, because practice is about improving proficiency, and I don't believe what you are doing will improve proficiency.
Listening to your play, from intonation, to quality of sound, to literally every aspect and nuance of detail you can uncover with your ears is essential to getting and keeping proficiency. The degree to which you filter your ability to perceive your own play is lock step with the amount of compromise you will have in improvement. By analogy, your abilities at hanging wallpaper will not improve if you do so blindfolded.
So have fun...as long as you take the headphones off and commit to true practice (which it sounds like you do).
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