th the price. But it is a long read, I think it took me
two years to reach the end (mainly because I kept on re-reading).
Best, jon
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From: "A.J. Padilla, M.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" &
the centipede asked how he/she walks
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From: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Focus ...
> Hi David:
>
> You read me correctly. I tr
thias Rösel"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Lutelist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: Focus ...
> On Monday, January 19, 2004, at 01:30 PM, Mathias Rösel wrote:
>
> > How can I avoid words? What works for me is this: Id
just finger positioning, but not real music, as notes are. To me, tab
is real music, and as long as I have the luxury of having my music in
front of me while I perform, I concentrate on that to stay focused.
The problem of losing focus comes when I have to play from memory. I'm
out
my half-penny:
thoughts dealing with things like feelings and motions do not distract
my attention. Not even a beautiful face in the 2nd row ;^) But words do.
Same experience the other way round: When I write while listening to
music, once someone starts singing words I understand, that stops me
w
Jon Murphy wrote:
It sounds silly, but
exhaustive research by psychologists has show a definite link between a real
smile and a mental attitude. (Actually I didn't trust the research so I
tried it, just now as I was typing). Feel the good humor and you relax.
Dear all,
Not long ago somebody in
what I would
sing, but the songs came to mind. I held them for forty five minutes with an
improvised perfomance, and got the job.
Pardon the boast, but I couldn't resist it. Yet it has validity when
referring to the focus on performance. You can approach the stage with the
feeling that you ha
im is to be aware what I do and what
happens, not kind of putting a curb on the mind with something
totally unrelated. But I sometimes try to focus on things
which give a more direct feedback while practising, for
example kinestethic, auditive or visual elements like feeling
the strings an
... though I suppose everyone is different, I say let you mind wander
in performance (as long as you "focus" in the practice room)! Though
you may not be aware of it, you will probably be making better music!
All the best,
Eric
ps - Pardon the pop-psych explanation... I'm sure no
quot;lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: Focus ...
> >I wanted to ask if there were methods folks used to keep their focus,
either
> >while performing or in practice. When playing, non-musical thoughts do
> >sometime dr
Tim wrote:
>I wanted to ask if there were methods folks used to keep their focus, either
>while performing or in practice. When playing, non-musical thoughts do
>sometime drift in and can cause mistakes in a place you normally don't have
>troubles. Or, your brain takes over
eak for performance on other
> instruments. In practice I can't focus, but I get to try again. In
> performance I like to focus on the audience and let the muscle memory do its
> job. Usually the audience is rooting for you so think of the music you are
> offering them, not the indi
>I wanted to ask if there were methods folks used to keep their focus, either
>while performing or in practice. When playing, non-musical thoughts do
>sometime drift in and can cause mistakes in a place you normally don't have
>troubles. Or, your brain takes over from your mus
Tim, I can't speak for the lute but can speak for performance on other
instruments. In practice I can't focus, but I get to try again. In
performance I like to focus on the audience and let the muscle memory do its
job. Usually the audience is rooting for you so think of the music you ar
Sheer, unmitigated terror of performance has always been very
effective for me. Hard to imagine that this ever goes away!
Best,
Peter
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From: "Tim Mills"
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:53:36 -0700
To:
Subject: Focus ...
com> cc:
Subject: Focus ...
01/17/2004 08:53
I wanted to ask if there were methods folks used to keep their focus, either
while performing or in practice. When playing, non-musical thoughts do
sometime drift in and can cause mistakes in a place you normally don't have
troubles. Or, your brain takes over from your muscle memory, whic
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