Make It Work!
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By Dr. Kimberly James in General Published: Wednesday, 05 March 08 - 07:50 PM (GMT) Last Updated: Wednesday, 05 March 08 - 08:01 PM (GMT) |
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At the beginning of the semester we were visited by Dr. Chris Schoen who discussed aspects of performance psychology. ROUTINE is a big part of psychologically-successful performances, and how do you establish routines? By PRACTICING!
I want you to watch this series of videos. Strange that they're all drummers, eh? I suppose it is because it is pretty easy to see the commitment each of these drummers has to cultivating his skill on the instrument. It is also easy to see the huge leaps and skills from age 6 to ??? (I'm not going to guess Neil's age, but he's older than I.)
Here's a video of Neil Peart playing a huge set of drums in "Tom Sawyer." Phew, it makes me dizzy!
Here's a video of a 6 year old performing "Tom Sawyer." THIS IS WHERE IT BEGINS!
Here's a video of a teenager working on the same piece. Notice the level of improvement and how important muscular coordination (naturally lacking in a 6-yr-old) is to skill development.
What do you observe? How might you apply this to your routine?
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