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Sep 24 2014, 08:24 PM
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I would say it's not about not caring. It's about not thinking or not having to think ... because you know it so well. it's part of you.
*Playing in front of the TV is fine. Technique drills that you already know - scales, picking patterns, changing between two or three really hard chord shapes, etc. Practicing - i.e. learning something new that you're still not clear about or that isn't clean or precise in front of the tube is IMO potentially problematic. Depends on how much you're actually focusing on either activity(?). This post has been edited by klasaine: Sep 24 2014, 08:30 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Sep 27 2014, 05:43 PM
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QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Sep 25 2014, 11:37 PM)  It might not apply so much to the subject of practising technique but I think when looking at projects and other aspects of life I think we can definitely hold on too much and in those cases it's most definitely a case of try not to care too much  Well yeah, as humans we definitely have to (learn to?) let go of things. Prioritizing what's actually important, triage - whatever you want to call it. I think we hold on to and care about a lot of shit because it's easier than dealing with the stuff that's really important - ? Artists are certainly guilty of being to 'precious' with everything. It really helps to have colleagues around you that will both support you but also tell you when something that you're doing does in fact kinda suck. And then help you work on it to make it better. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Sep 28 2014, 08:09 PM
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I agree, I think to sound natural as a musician you need to be able to do at least the basics without thinking, just as when you're walking you don't think "What do my feet have to do to turn this next corner?" you just do it. I've seen people on stage playing a rhythm whilst talking to the bass player and having a laugh, just as I might whilst walking with my wife.
Hope this makes sense 
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Sep 29 2014, 09:18 AM
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QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Sep 29 2014, 08:53 AM) Yep, it makes total sense. You even see pro musicians sharing a joke onstage sometimes... I always wonder what the hell they're saying to each other ! It's getting to that state of musicianship that's hard. Look on YouTube and you'll see many people all playing the right notes at the right time but still sounding rigid. I suppose it's like people dancing, you get those that do the squaddie two step stiff as a board and those that just relax and do what they feel. With the YouTube videos is like the difference between looking at block capitals and calligraphy. I'm firmly in the block capitals camp, with bad spelling  Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 29 2014, 02:55 PM
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QUOTE (Taka Perry @ Sep 25 2014, 10:37 PM) Yeah, this is definitely true. I think when you have seen and heard the entire production process of a song, you're much more likely to see small errors and mistakes that nobody else would see. I believe it's impossible to get that truly 'perfect' sound, so at a certain point I always stop caring about tiny details and focus on the bigger picture of the entire song To some extent yes. As the artist and/or producer you see and focus on some of the issues but not necessarily all, or even a majority, of them. A producer may have insights into a different production process that allows for a sound not achievable otherwise by the artist. Engineers may well identify technical issues that an artist may not. Someone who has been close to a project from the start may not have sufficient distance to be as objective to someone involved in the latter stages. And so on. One thing that people forget in the age of DAWs is that commercially available music is generally a collaboration where different people bring different levels of focus and attention to detail. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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