Author: clarinerd
Date: 2004-03-26 20:50
Alexi, This may be an ideal situation for you to experience "imagining" practice. Numerous studies show that many people fall into a problem of trying too hard, through concious will power in order fix problems, myself included. Play the clarinet in your head while you are blowing with the air stream you want finger relaxation, body relaxation...etc. But don't make a sound. Obviously the air stream won't be exactly the same, but it can feel pretty close. You can accomplish just as much through this kind of practice as actually playing the clarinet. When you do get a chance to play when it's not the wee hours of the morning, imagine the sound and feeling you were producing in your head before. Imagine how easy it was to do, because you were not exerting any effort while practicing in your head. This helps a lot for me, I hope it will for you too. Yehuda Gilad supposedly used to work at a gas station all day when he was younger and had about an hour to play all day. So he had a similar problem that you have. The people he was staying with didn't want to hear the clarinet at 12:00 at night. So he would do it in his head with the instrument and imagine how he would accomplish his goals. Remember, this kind of practice is just as effective if not more effective if you fall under the "Trying too hard through will power" category. Believe me, I do expect some rebuttals against this argument, but before anyone disagrees, please try it first.
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