Use of "mental play"

[atticus]

Hi all,

There are several pages of discussion on the benefits of "mental play" beginning on this page of the following link:

https://www.pianofundamentals.com/book/en/1.III.6.10


Does anyone use "mental play" as part of a practice regimen? 

Has anyone used "mental play" to prepare for a recital and noticed a performance improvement (when compared with previous recitals in which they did not prepare for using "mental play")?

Any input is appreciated!

Thanks,
atticus

[b0mbtrack]

i've been using it to help me learn pieces and it does save time so far.  Its good to have a piece memorized like that as well as hand memory because there will be less of a chance of forgetting a part while playing.  It is still something that is new to me, I found out about it on this forum not too long ago but so far it has helped out a lot.