Author: CarlT
Date: 2008-07-29 22:17
Could some of you that have played for years describe to a beginner how/what you are "thinking" as you play along, especially with rapid passages?
To me, playing quarter notes (and sometimes 1/8th notes) at 60 bpm requires me to think only of the immediate note ahead. I have read where the more experienced can be thinking several notes ahead. It seems almost impossible that anyone could actually do this beyond 3 or 4 notes, but I'm sure good players can. Could it be a little bit like driving a car in that you subconsciously adjust the steering without even thinking about it while you mind is somewhere else, and you sometimes get miles away without even knowing it? Am I anywhere close to an analogy with that idea? If not, please tell me, as best you can, how your mind works when playing a difficult piece.
I hope I made some sense with the above, but I am very interested in the learning process, and if there is something I can do to "speed up" the process that I might not be doing now. I do practice several times per day until my embouchure gives out.
CarlT
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