Tag: cp mind awareness
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When deep practice makes you feel like a failure
I gotta get something off my chest. It’s about deep practice. Deep practice is the kind that involves real introspection. Paying close attention to your physical movements. Noticing your thoughts. Being aware of your habits. Deep practice is required if you want to change things. Exercises that involve reconditioning basic movement patterns. Adjusting what you eat to…
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Enjoy the Process and Make Progress
I hear this kind of question a lot: “As a musician, while practicing, how do I both enjoy the process and also ensure that I’m making progress?” It may seem like there’s a contradiction between those two, but to make progress, you do need to enjoy the process. In this article (and video), I give 4 reasons why you’re not getting as…
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Music is NOT Frustrating
There’s no such thing as a difficult piece. Come on. Where does this idea even come from? OK, I know this sounds crazy, so let me try to put it into a little bit more context. When you say “this is piece is so difficult!”, what are you trying to say? Do you mean “if…
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Why you think piano is hard
Here’s a challenge for you: can you just let go of your difficulties? Maybe you say letting go is not hard enough. You say it’s too easy to let go; what you really need is to hold on, to challenge yourself, to get it right, to learn. You’re playing the piano, and you feel stress…