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How much do you practice? 2020 in review (and now also 2021 in review).

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  • BonesBones Moderator
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    Jim, haha the 'hear it in my sleep' thing is funny. That drives me crazy when I wake up and first thing I realize is I'm playing a song in my head that I've been transcribing or jamming on...

    nomadgtrJim Kaznosky
  • geese_comgeese_com Madison, WINew 503
    Posts: 472

    Thanks for the recommendation. I learned a lot from listening to the book. Now to work on my deep practicing!

  • Posts: 4,956

    @geese_com can you make a 10 minutes video run down :)

    geese_com
    Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
  • geese_comgeese_com Madison, WINew 503
    Posts: 472

    Here's a good summary video:


    Here's a good summary article: https://lifeclub.org/books/the-talent-code-daniel-coyle-review-summary


    One of the interesting points brought up in the book the concept of "Talent Hotspots" that seem to show up in unlikely places. That immediately made me think of the Sinti communities like in Forbach and Dutch Sinti communities where a lot of amazing guitarists come from.


    Another point from the book was "Ignition" that leads to several other people achieving the same or similar level. This made me think of the crop of players that came along 5-10 years after seeing Biréli Lagrène - Live Jazz à Vienne or watching Sweet and Lowdown.


    Angelo Debarre even mentioned the Sweet and Lowdown connection in this clip at around the 24:40 mark: https://youtu.be/sTmvBGX4CGY?t=1477

    nomadgtrBucoBillDaCostaWilliams
  • nomadgtrnomadgtr Colorado Bumgarner, Marin, Holo, Barault
    Posts: 123

    Yes I thought of both the gypsy communities as well as the younger French players (Adrien, Seb, LDDLH, Gwen, Antoine, Rocky,etc). I'd love to have a cluster of talent like that in the U.S.!

  • Posts: 4,956

    These talent spots are incredibly fascinating fenomenom to me. London in 60s, Seattle in 90s etc, Paris in 2000s for this genre etc...

    nomadgtr
    Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
  • AndyWAndyW Glasgow Scotland UK✭✭✭ Clarinets & Saxes- Selmer, Conn, Buescher, Leblanc et.al. // Guitars: Gerome, Caponnetto, Napoli, Musicalia, Bucolo, Sanchez et. al.
    Posts: 613

    I have "the little book of Talent - 52 tips for improving skills" by the same Author, Daniel Coyle , which I would recommend, lot's of insightful tips on learning / practicing / developing /retaining etc, with quotes & thoughts from many successful people - I might guess you wouldn't need both his books. A recommendation from Italian music teacher Emanuela Vitali on youtube.

    geese_comBillDaCostaWilliamsnomadgtr
  • Lango-DjangoLango-Django Niagara-On-The-Lake, ONModerator
    Posts: 1,868

    My new year’s resolution is not to look at my fingers when I play... as recommended by the Django character in the Django film...

    I find not looking helps me avoid falling into ruts...

    Paul Cezanne: "I could paint for a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing."

    Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."

    Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
  • geese_comgeese_com Madison, WINew 503
    edited January 2022 Posts: 472

    Happy New Year everyone!


    I figured instead of starting a new thread I would just add 2021 to this thread.


    Here are my stats for 2021:

    Total minutes practiced: 32,684 minutes

    Total hours practice: ~544 hours

    Average time practicing/day: 97 minutes

    Days I practiced: 337 days

    Days I did not practice: 28 days


    Definitely practiced a whole lot more in 2021 compared to 2020.


    However, currently I feel more frustrated with my playing than ever. I don't feel like I am really improving and sometimes ask myself why I even spend all the time practicing at all. Maybe it is just a phase and I am currently just stuck in a rut for a (hopefully a short) period of time.


    How did your 2021 go? Do you feel like you improved over the last year? Are you feeling happy with the current state of your playing?

    rudolfochristKlausUSMichaelHorowitz
  • NylonDaveNylonDave Glasgow✭✭✭ Perez Valbuena Flamenca 1991
    Posts: 462



    I have rested, I needed it. I'm looking forward to finding more balance and flexibility in my practice now.




    You will too. 




    Well done keeping the diary. I'm going to try that too, wish me luck?

    Buco
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