Comments on: Advice for the adult violin student http://www.parttimemusician.com/2009/05/20/advice-for-the-adult-violin-student/ A day job is there to support a playing addiction Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Seven low-pressure venues to improve your playing | Part Time Musician . com http://www.parttimemusician.com/2009/05/20/advice-for-the-adult-violin-student/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Seven low-pressure venues to improve your playing | Part Time Musician . com Mon, 25 May 2009 15:35:50 +0000 http://www.parttimemusician.com/?p=97#comment-31 [...] I mentioned in a previous article, one of the best ways to improve your playing quickly is to have to play. But regardless of where [...] [...] I mentioned in a previous article, one of the best ways to improve your playing quickly is to have to play. But regardless of where [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.parttimemusician.com/2009/05/20/advice-for-the-adult-violin-student/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Mark Sat, 23 May 2009 12:59:01 +0000 http://www.parttimemusician.com/?p=97#comment-25 Absolutely right, Tom. I think there is value in "stretching" oneself, but if you don't ever allow yourself to back up and play something well that is more reachable, it can be discouraging. If you never do that, it's hard to see just how far you've come! And there is something uplifting about finishing a practice session - whether long or short, good or bad - with a fun little piece that you can really do well. Thanks for the comment! Keep playing... Absolutely right, Tom. I think there is value in “stretching” oneself, but if you don’t ever allow yourself to back up and play something well that is more reachable, it can be discouraging. If you never do that, it’s hard to see just how far you’ve come! And there is something uplifting about finishing a practice session – whether long or short, good or bad – with a fun little piece that you can really do well.

Thanks for the comment! Keep playing…

]]> By: tom http://www.parttimemusician.com/2009/05/20/advice-for-the-adult-violin-student/comment-page-1/#comment-24 tom Fri, 22 May 2009 02:42:36 +0000 http://www.parttimemusician.com/?p=97#comment-24 Something for players to think about. It's much better to play something simple that you can play well instead of playing something so difficult that you can't really put your own style of playing on the piece. We are mostly part time musicians and as long as we are playing on key with good timing etc. we shouldn't feel too inadequate because of the high caliber of muisc we have at our fingertips on CD's MP3 players etc. We are part time and don't need to opologise for it as long as we sound good. Something for players to think about. It’s much better to play something simple that you can play well instead of playing something so difficult that you can’t really put your own style of playing on the piece. We are mostly part time musicians and as long as we are playing on key with good timing etc. we shouldn’t feel too inadequate because of the high caliber of muisc we have at our fingertips on CD’s MP3 players etc. We are part time and don’t need to opologise for it as long as we sound good.

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