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El Kiko
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From: The South Ireland
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RE: How long can you go without play... (in reply to TANúñez)
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Sometimes it does you good not to play , helps put things in perspective . I play quite a bit now , but I always have to force myself to try to play something I need to play . I could waste hours playing and not really doing anything , if you know what I mean. When I go on holiday I purposely don't play , have a guitar , go anywhere near guitars or listen to them , except perhaps by accident . Afterward my guitar sounds better , cleaner and livelier , and then I want to play, maybe I lost a bit of something , but I soon get it back , of course maybe I dont have so much to lose as others , but I still say if you want to hear yourself play then have some time off , do something else and when you come back you will hear yourself anew.
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Date Dec. 6 2011 22:09:25
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Haithamflamenco
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From: Bahrain
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RE: How long can you go without play... (in reply to TANúñez)
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How long can you go without playing before your skills start to diminish? Is it different for everyone? When I started building, I wasn't able to play as much as I used to. I've really missed playing so I have started again or at least have made an attempt to play more. I soon realized that I have lost A LOT! I have forgotten a lot of material but that is ok. I can re-learn it probably quicker than before since I'm familiar with it. Technique however is horrible. So, I was wondering, how long can you go without playing before your skills start to diminish? a week? two? a month? I'm in bad shape. We are in the process of moving into a new home. After the holidays, I plan to get back into playing with full force Tanunez, Playing guitar is not my or your proirty like Ricardo, Jason and others, who they depend and live from it. Some time you need to finish what is important than spending your time practicing, which in your case finishing your house, being a good player without a house is bigger problem than a (for example) a weak player with a house!! so, don't punish yourself, you did what you have to do as a responsible person, it is the absolute logical and wise decision you made, finish the build of your house, settled down, remove this heavy weight from your chest, and then you will be so ready to go back to guitar, but try to make at least half an hour playing or practicing each day, maybe before you sleep, so you don't loose or forget any technique. also, if you dont have time to play you can listen and watch flamenco, watch lots of videos, work on your house while the ipod is playing solea, buleia, paco etc... As I was trying to said, everyone should balance his life, 24 hours 7/days flamenco is not for everyone, it's only for professional and for who get an income from it, for us it is only a very series passion and hobby. BTW, some time i find it so helpful to take one or two days as a break from playing, so when I get back to the guitar I feel much comfortable and clear minded.
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Date Dec. 7 2011 11:39:19
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Ruphus
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RE: How long can you go without play... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
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ORIGINAL: CMND/CNTRL ... a classical guitarist (maybe Tennant) that went something like- "If I don't practice for a day I notice, two days my friends notice, three days my audience notices" Something like that. Seems about right. Me, my wife, friends ... It was Segovia who said that. quote:
ORIGINAL: deteresa1 I've never gone more than 3 days since I started playing, but I definitely don't lose anything in that amount of time, in fact I usually come back better than before. I used to play every day almost religiuosly, but I've found I play a lot better if I play every other day. I think it might have to do with posture. If of the lucky guys who either started out with ergonomical posture by chance, or who had good instruction from start, breaks might not mean detriment that soon. If the task however includes overcoming bad habits / default posture without yet having estalished the new ergonomical approach, breaks might throw you off, with each break restoring imperfect technique. In high-power sports it has been realized years ago that breaks can do good, provided coordination imprint ( ~ posture ) is at a high level. Thus, unlike in former times, athletes these days are allowed to take a break before events. ( I also remember to have been up sursprisingly well after breaks like Eastern hollidays etc.) Another point could be the lust. After a bit of abstinence the beauty of the instrument seems to be perceived even better, which again makes for an inspiring factor. Since years now I have accustomed to regular exercising, quite daily. For some reason currently having played only twice over the past ~ 14 days , I can feel the desire accumulating. Already the last session was very satisfying, and tonight I expect to have some fun with the guitar. - Another aspect is the way of scheduling. Over the first decades I used to play excessively for ~ 5-24 hours a piece and then pause for days, weeks or even months. Needless to say that such won´t do. Shorter practice, and be it just an hour, however regular / daily at that, obviously yields much more efficiently. Ruphus
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Date Dec. 7 2011 11:53:00
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