Chapter Summary: What do we guarantee when we're forced to practice and we get in the hours we need with the thought that sheer grit and determination will see us through? Tension. Life is so unfair. Practice doesn't ensure a good performance and the hours you log practicing are only as good as the QUALITY of said practice. Our enemy from this perspective is how we approach our practice. We can learn to approach practice in new and imaginative ways, and there's so much more to good practice than 'drilling' the hard parts over and over again until we get it right. The more freedom and spontaneity in our practice the less we are focused on directing specific biomechanics and gritting through it. This means that we get out of our own ways and what is natural and relaxed can become our norm. Exercises that involve our sensory awareness of our bodies, emotions, and our surroundings can be effective in teaching a concept that isn't easily mastered by just saying "you need to use less bow" or "you need more air".
Key Concept: Tired, tense, and forced practice leads to tired, tense, and forced performance.
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Making Connections: This whole book for me feels like it's about getting me to have an open mind to roundabout and strange ways to teach the same things. I do approach practice sometimes with the mentality "I'm gonna sing the heck out of this phrase and I'm gonna get it right", and I'm realizing how unproductive that might make my practice. Deliberate practice doesn't necessarily mean "work" or "grit it out".
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