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Re: how to get unstuck?

Author: Ryan25
Date: 2008-07-02 15:25

Maybe you need to work from the beginning to a couple of measures past the troube spot. Taking things out of context is good to clean stuff up but playing a piece as a whole requires a lot more stamina and concentration.

I would also say that you need to work on it in a different way then you have been. Sometimes great results happen when you make a problem spot harder than it actually is. Figure out exactly what is hard about the measure (finger cordination, breath support, rhythm, etc) and figure out a way to make it harder. Maybe play it faster by doubling a rhythm ( instead of 2 8ths for example, play 4 16th's). Sometimes we need to experiment like we are a scientist to learn things in music. It's really helpful to be curious. A lot of music making is a mental process more than a physical one. Many things can be fixed and improved just by being thoughtful and inquisitive away from the instrument.

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