RE: [Harp-L] out of the rut



If you're in a rut it's because you think the same way about
everything you play.  If you put your intrument down for awhile
you'll find that you'll most likely forget about the little stuff
that was bogging you down. Like working on a large puzzle, sometimes
you just can't find the peice you want and then after you focus on
something else and come back, you find that it was always sitting in
front of you.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: fsstov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] out of the rut
>Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:24:48 -0600
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>>I had the great pleasure to be energized at Jam Camp last spring. 
>Great 
>>plans, good practice ideas, I improved a lot.  Then this fall I had
>some 
>>severe employment concerns which left me unable to concentrate at
>all on 
>>the harp.  I stopped playing for several months.  Last week I got 
>>together wih the guys to jam.  I felt that I played better than I
>had 
>>for a long time, even though I hadn't picked up a harp for months. 
>>Although I don't have the tape to prove it, I got rave reviews. 
>So...
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>>Any chance that taking a extended break can improve your playing  I 
>>think Chris M has suggested this in the past.  This runs counter to
>my 
>>teacher's advice to always play a little every day.  Maybe not
>playing 
>>helped me focus on the bare essentials which I picked up again..  I 
>>relate it to not playing golf over the winter, then having my best
>round 
>>of the year the first time out.
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>>So maybe if you're in a rut, give it a rest.
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>>Cheers to you, Doug T!
>>Fred S
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Chris Michalek

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