[Harp-L] out of the rut

[Sylvia & Fred <fsstov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had the great pleasure to be energized at Jam Camp last spring.  Great 
plans, good practice ideas, I improved a lot.  Then this fall I had some 
severe employment concerns which left me unable to concentrate at all on 
the harp.  I stopped playing for several months.  Last week I got 
together wih the guys to jam.  I felt that I played better than I had 
for a long time, even though I hadn't picked up a harp for months. 
Although I don't have the tape to prove it, I got rave reviews.  So...

Any chance that taking a extended break can improve your playing  I 
think Chris M has suggested this in the past.  This runs counter to my 
teacher's advice to always play a little every day.  Maybe not playing 
helped me focus on the bare essentials which I picked up again..  I 
relate it to not playing golf over the winter, then having my best round 
of the year the first time out.

So maybe if you're in a rut, give it a rest.

Cheers to you, Doug T!
Fred S