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A very long time in the past after I was nonetheless enjoying concert events on my guitar, I got here to the conclusion that I HAD TO TRUST REPETITION OF THE MUSIC I WAS MEMORIZING FOR A CONCERT.
What do I imply?
Once I was enjoying concert events I believed as a solo classical guitarist, that I needed to play a complete hour and a half live performance by reminiscence, which is what I did. It was anticipated on the time, however the sheer terror of memorizing the music was making me loopy.
I’d play the piece a couple of occasions, then I’d check whether or not I had memorized it but. If I hadn’t, I’d frantically play the piece again and again a couple of occasions, after which check if I had memorized it. This was making me loopy!
THIS WAS AN INTOLERABLE SITUATION! My concern was insupportable.
What did I do?
I needed to discover a approach to follow for five to six hours a day to get the live performance memorized and efficiency prepared with out going mad from the concern that I wouldn’t get the music memorized.
So, what I did was play sections of the items again and again for 50 occasions and NOT TEST MY MEMORY TO SEE IF I HAD MEMORIZED THE SECTION OF THE PIECE, UNTIL I HAD PLAYED IT 50 TIMES.
This was an act of religion.
What do I imply?
I trusted that if I allowed myself to play a piece of the piece again and again f 50 occasions, that on the finish of of the 50 occasions, having not checked to see if I had memorized the part, that it could be memorized, or no less than near it.
Did it work?
YES!
Or no less than darn shut, so I used to be capable of full my memorizing with out concern, figuring out I used to be going to get it achieved after I had achieved this excessive repetition a couple of occasions, and it had labored.
Why did this work, aside from the apparent reply that I had performed it again and again 50 occasions, at occasions greater than as soon as?
IT WORKED BECAUSE I HAD ALLOWED MYSELF THE LUXURY OF PLAYING FOR HOURS AT PEACE, WITHOUT FEAR OF FAILURE. I DID THE REPETITION WITH FAITH THAT I WOULD GET THE MEMORIZING DONE, WITHOUT PRESSURE AND FEAR.
THE MUSIC WOULD MEMORIZE ITSELF!
On the time I had not achieved the Alexander Approach, however what I did was very Alexandrian.
What do I imply?
By my practising for hours WITHOUT concern and NOT constantly testing myself, placing myself underneath the gun, the bodily pressure degree in my physique was dramatically decrease. I wasn’t hurting myself bodily and mentally to get the music memorized.
This may be utilized to any instrument or any sport. REPETITION WITHOUT TESTING means that you can be taught what you have to be taught to carry out or compete with out concern you received’t get the job achieved.
Whenever you add the rules of nice physique use and nice method in accordance with the Alexander Approach, then you definately actually are specializing in the means to the purpose WITH FAITH.
You’re not scary/threatening your self and harming your physique to win or carry out superbly.