[Harp-L] re: practice

[rainbowjimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

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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