over-working your practising? Try Underwood....
Today in my blog search box I found the following search terms that someone was looking for answers to on March 1st.
Mind you I don't know who it was who was searching, so I have to guess what exactly they might be looking for.
The words were:
fatigue,split registers, over practice, tired (Sun. Mar 01 2009)
So a few quick words on what I presume is the topic:
If you are generally over-tired, because of stress, or sleep-depriving brutal self-scheduling, then you may just have to make some priority changes in your life. I can't advise you in that.
Proper sleep, good food, fresh air, vitamins, good attitude, healthy goals, these are all topics I cover in articles about avoiding musician's injuries.
However,on the other hand, if you are simply over-tired because you practise the flute at night, after a long day at your regular job, all instrumentalists will commisserate.
Perhaps a refreshing walk, exercise, shower/bath, or meditation may help. Good luck. Working and practising together in one day are a tricky combo.
If you are over-tired or fatigued because you're killing yourself practising 8 or 9 hours a day, slow down. You won't necessarily HELP your musical self by over-doing it. You may wish to read:
"The Inner Game of Tennis" by Gallwey or
"To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us" by Boyk or
"Practicing for Artistic Success" by Kaplan.
Each of these books (linked from this page on my site) is about how to do less hours but allow a much higher quality of music to take place in the time spent.
You might also be interested in the books of Abby Whiteside who invented the brilliant practise method called "outlining".
Every musician should know about these time-saving methods of improving in the least amount of time.
If the fatigue or over-practising is being caused, you think, by some flute related problem such as "flabby embouchure", "splitting octaves", "lack of breath", or "poor tone", "poor articulation" or other sound production difficulty, then I also have a truly nifty solution to offer:
The teachings of Keith Underwood.
Please check these brilliant methods out and trust me, they work instantly. You simply must try them!!
Watch the Keith Underwood (brilliant!) videos at these links:
Benefits of Buzzing:
Buzzing 101: "how to buzz"
Tongue controlled embouchure and support.
You will achieve so much more than you ever dreamed possible with these techniques. And there are even more "free classes with Underwood" in these interview videos.
Fatigue be gone!! :>)
Ease of play becomes fabulouso!!
Hope this helps.
Best,
Jen
Mind you I don't know who it was who was searching, so I have to guess what exactly they might be looking for.
The words were:
fatigue,split registers, over practice, tired (Sun. Mar 01 2009)
So a few quick words on what I presume is the topic:
If you are generally over-tired, because of stress, or sleep-depriving brutal self-scheduling, then you may just have to make some priority changes in your life. I can't advise you in that.
Proper sleep, good food, fresh air, vitamins, good attitude, healthy goals, these are all topics I cover in articles about avoiding musician's injuries.
However,on the other hand, if you are simply over-tired because you practise the flute at night, after a long day at your regular job, all instrumentalists will commisserate.
Perhaps a refreshing walk, exercise, shower/bath, or meditation may help. Good luck. Working and practising together in one day are a tricky combo.
If you are over-tired or fatigued because you're killing yourself practising 8 or 9 hours a day, slow down. You won't necessarily HELP your musical self by over-doing it. You may wish to read:
"The Inner Game of Tennis" by Gallwey or
"To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us" by Boyk or
"Practicing for Artistic Success" by Kaplan.
Each of these books (linked from this page on my site) is about how to do less hours but allow a much higher quality of music to take place in the time spent.
You might also be interested in the books of Abby Whiteside who invented the brilliant practise method called "outlining".
Every musician should know about these time-saving methods of improving in the least amount of time.
If the fatigue or over-practising is being caused, you think, by some flute related problem such as "flabby embouchure", "splitting octaves", "lack of breath", or "poor tone", "poor articulation" or other sound production difficulty, then I also have a truly nifty solution to offer:
The teachings of Keith Underwood.
Please check these brilliant methods out and trust me, they work instantly. You simply must try them!!
Watch the Keith Underwood (brilliant!) videos at these links:
Benefits of Buzzing:
Buzzing 101: "how to buzz"
Tongue controlled embouchure and support.
You will achieve so much more than you ever dreamed possible with these techniques. And there are even more "free classes with Underwood" in these interview videos.
Fatigue be gone!! :>)
Ease of play becomes fabulouso!!
Hope this helps.
Best,
Jen
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