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Miguel de Maria -> don't be in such a rush! (Oct. 13 2003 4:41:54)
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I've just come upon a neat image. It's--Don't be in such a rush! Here's how it happened: I can't really play thumb lines as consistently as I need to, so I started working on them, and somehow came to the conclusion that I was trying to move my thumb too fast. Basically, the feeling I'm going for now is very relaxed. It's the feeling that I can put my thumb down and press it, release the string, and have all the time in the world to do it. I did this for thumb lines and then for alzapua and arpeggio bass parts. Hey, it really worked for me, to get accuracy. No more flubbed or stuck strings, everything was clean. I think what happens is when you are in too much of a rush, you tense your hands up and don't allow the muscles to fire in the correct sequence. It seems to work for other techniques as well. Id be interested if any of you guys try it, to see if it works for you too. One of the lessons here is that our minds can process more information than we thought; these three somewhat seperate actions, all perceived in sequence, at normal speed.
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