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Jon Boyes
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RE: How to use an hour? (in reply to duende)
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ORIGINAL: duende i think it´s more important to DO what you set out to do during that hour. I think that's great advice. Have a plan, don't doodle. The aim on day one might simply be to work on one pulgar falseta for half an hour, then some rasgueado, for example. Keep the plan simple and achievable. Aim to do just two or three things max. per practice. (S.M.A.R.T targets, anyone ?) Just out of interest, why aren't you simply working through GM's book? The point of a method is that it gives begginers structure, and a plan to work through so that you cover all the techniques and you get an introduction to the main palos, step by step. Eventually you become more wise to what you need to be working on. IMO a beginner should be spending very little time, if any, on scales.
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Date Jul. 20 2006 11:02:21
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gerundino63
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RE: How to use an hour? (in reply to Romanza)
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Hi Romanza, Perhaps it is wise to separate studying from playing too. if you study, you reflect on what you are doing, little mistakes, tension, posture etc. If you are playing, you have to study to NOT reflect on yourself. Just play. ( ofcource you play than the things you know quite good) So when you ever have a performance or play for recording, you have learned yourself not reflecting, and play with less tension, because you have learned yourself focus on other things like a beautiful tone, hard and soft playing, and focus on the moment. Happy playing! Peter.
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Date Jul. 20 2006 12:01:32
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: How to use an hour? (in reply to Romanza)
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Romanza, the important thing is to learn how to focus, to concentrate. It is not a skill that is taught or encouraged in the modern world. You have to "trick" your mind into focusing, sad to say. And the mind, well the mind is smart, it eventually learns the trick and then you have to find another one. The first I'll give you is visualization. Say you are putting together a LH chord or chord change. Before you do it, look at where the chord will be and imagine, in every detail, where teh fingers are going to go. If the index is on the 1st string, middle on 2nd, fourth on 3rd, then SEE in your mind the movement. Then, do it. Do this seven times with each change. But don't forget to visualize. It takes a lot of mental energy and your mind will rebel and try to make you think about your job or some annoying person, but it's a trick. If you visualize, you can't be distracted, if you're not distracted, you are putting information straight into your brain. If you practice like this, you will become very good.
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Date Jul. 20 2006 14:48:11
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