WVa Bob wrote: "I read an interview with Sonny Rollins a few years ago
wherein he described his practice routine; it involved daily meditation
followed by 6-8 hours of practice."
6 hours a day is a pretty normal practice routine for professional
musicians (at least symphony orchestras). A horn player will tell you
that a week off from practicing will take months to recover.
Do I practice 6 hours a day? No. That's why after 30 years I've made such
little progress.
If you want the harp to be respected as a professional instrument and
harp players respected as musicians we need a system in place where
people start in kindergarten (or earlier)and work their way through
college on one instrument and they put the time and the practice in.
Until then the harp will be considered a toy and harp players will be
thought of as wannabe musicians. Probably wouldn't hurt if you could play
Tchaikovsky on the harp.
Rainbow Jimmy
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http://www.soundclick.com/theelectricstarlightspaceanimals.htm
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