Comments on: Refined Laziness http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/ Classical Guitar Lessons, Interview, News, Tips & More Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Consaul http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-6426 Charles Consaul Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:17:35 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-6426 I tell my students that laziness is a sign of intelligence, and that there was only one invention that was ever created to make more work for people: Exercise machines! I also tell them that the more they work with their heads, and the less they work with their hands, the more money people will generally throw at them! Laziness should never be an enabling factor for not reaching our goals however. Work smarter not harder, but at the end of the day, we still do the work. Split it up into managable bites, find the easiest, most comfortable way to get it done, but we still need to get it done because the alternative is that we will have to do something much more physically demanding to get a lot less in return to exist on. I tell my students that laziness is a sign of intelligence, and that there was only one invention that was ever created to make more work for people: Exercise machines! I also tell them that the more they work with their heads, and the less they work with their hands, the more money people will generally throw at them! Laziness should never be an enabling factor for not reaching our goals however. Work smarter not harder, but at the end of the day, we still do the work. Split it up into managable bites, find the easiest, most comfortable way to get it done, but we still need to get it done because the alternative is that we will have to do something much more physically demanding to get a lot less in return to exist on.

]]> By: Kier http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-836 Kier Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:11:36 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-836 That's a very good concept. Incorporating time limits into your practice will also help prevent hand injuries. I get phases where I play for extended periods of time and completely over do it. I end up straining something and have to stop playing for a few days to allow my hands to heal. Nowadays, I'm trying to play less, more often. That’s a very good concept. Incorporating time limits into your practice will also help prevent hand injuries. I get phases where I play for extended periods of time and completely over do it. I end up straining something and have to stop playing for a few days to allow my hands to heal. Nowadays, I’m trying to play less, more often.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-811 Rebecca Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:42:30 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-811 Well written. I need to help my students understand this. Well written. I need to help my students understand this.

]]> By: BNC Education: June Blog Carnival-Your Students | BNC Education http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-810 BNC Education: June Blog Carnival-Your Students | BNC Education Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:15:54 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-810 [...] Refined Laziness–Christopher Davis has a terrific method for practice sessions and how you can improve your own practice as well as the practice sessions of your students. (The Classical Guitar Blog) [...] [...] Refined Laziness–Christopher Davis has a terrific method for practice sessions and how you can improve your own practice as well as the practice sessions of your students. (The Classical Guitar Blog) [...]

]]> By: Kevin Doucet http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-807 Kevin Doucet Sun, 31 May 2009 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-807 Thanks for the advice on practicing with focussed intention. Another area of practice I think players will find benefit form focussing on is using visualization techniques (practicing without guitar in a hand, using only the imagination). there is the famous story of Vladimir Horowitz travelling on a train in Russia heard the news that he had memorized the wrong concerto. As a result he had to memorize a concerto never played before on the train to the concert. The legend has it that he arrived at the concert and played the concerto flawlessly, having never "played" it before. Of course, he played the entire thing in his imagination before he walked onto that stage..........this of course would also without doubt be connected to a profound sense of pitch, dynamics, articulation and technique that is mind boggling and perhaps beyond the reach of most. Nevertheless, it conveys to the student the power of the genius mind in moving a well trained musical body. KD Thanks for the advice on practicing with focussed intention. Another area of practice I think players will find benefit form focussing on is using visualization techniques (practicing without guitar in a hand, using only the imagination). there is the famous story of Vladimir Horowitz travelling on a train in Russia heard the news that he had memorized the wrong concerto. As a result he had to memorize a concerto never played before on the train to the concert. The legend has it that he arrived at the concert and played the concerto flawlessly, having never “played” it before. Of course, he played the entire thing in his imagination before he walked onto that stage……….this of course would also without doubt be connected to a profound sense of pitch, dynamics, articulation and technique that is mind boggling and perhaps beyond the reach of most. Nevertheless, it conveys to the student the power of the genius mind in moving a well trained musical body.

KD

]]> By: Bobber http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/05/guitar-practice-time-limits/#comment-796 Bobber Fri, 29 May 2009 13:54:22 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=1413#comment-796 Good thoughts here. I'm going to try and implement this. With family and job, practicing efficiently is absolutely vital for me. Good thoughts here. I’m going to try and implement this. With family and job, practicing efficiently is absolutely vital for me.

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