Re: [Harp-L] Practice Makes Better -- Part 6

[Judd Baker <juddbaker@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ha I was just hoping for a wise ass, got one! 
Driving is good but i do need practice on the harp so I use the time to and from work as my practice time. As far as tricks to help motivate me well I am just starting so I have fire in my belly!

Judd Baker


On Oct 1, 2012, at 10:51 PM, bujohn49@xxxxxxx wrote:

> So, you need PRACTICE driving?......lemme git dis straite.....johnny
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judd Baker <juddbaker@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 6:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Practice Makes Better -- Part 6
> 
> I just put one in my car and practice on my way to and from work
> 
> Judd Baker
> 
> 
> On Oct 1, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > "Anti-Authority"
> > 
> > I wonder if I'm the only one who has a bit of an anti-authority streak.  
> Sometimes I resist practicing JUST BECAUSE someone told me I should, or must.  
> Sometimes I even rebel against MYSELF, when I tell myself that I should or must 
> practice.  Even when I understand that practicing is in my own best interests, I 
> still don't do it.
> > 
> > I have to resort to mental tricks to get myself out of this particular hole.
> > 
> > One is "Suit up and show up."  All I ask myself is the very tiniest of tasks, 
> like taking a harmonica out of the case and putting it right back again.  That's 
> all -- not even playing it.  The idea is to "reprogram myself" to do some 
> practice-releated tasks until some part of me says, "Oh, alright, I'll play a 
> little something."
> > 
> > Another trick I play on myself is to ask myself, "What happens if I practice 
> [every day, today, once this week, etc.]?"  By turning the work into an 
> experiment rather than an exercise in compliance, I can often get myself out of 
> this mental trap.
> > 
> > Another is to give myself permission to practice anything EXCEPT what I think 
> I "should" be practicing.  Just to get myself back in physical contact with the 
> harp.  Something just for fun, or something comfortable and familiar.
> > 
> > I admonish myself to get my money's worth -- from my lessons, from my gear.
> > 
> > I invite myself to try something completely new or different.
> > 
> > I try to imagine what my life would be like if I NEVER practiced.
> > 
> > I take a day off.
> > 
> > I go to a jam and come face to face with how much better I want to be.
> > 
> > Other tricks or ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Elizabeth H. (aka "Tin Lizzie")
> > 
> > 
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