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Offline robrossel

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stopping while playing
on: January 31, 2009, 11:00:58 AM
Hi,
Often i stop playing even that i know what to play. After a second i continu playing. The music is split up in wrong pieces. Are there any tricks to overcome this bad habit.
Thnx Rob
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Offline tds

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Re: stopping while playing
Reply #1 on: January 31, 2009, 11:10:42 AM
during performances: no, dont stop. if memory lapses occur just continue to play, usually players pick up from the nearest section/measure

during practice: it is recommended that you stop ALOT and think HEAPS of things. but when you run thru pieces, treat it like a performance: dont stop. tds
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Re: stopping while playing
Reply #2 on: January 31, 2009, 12:07:48 PM
I'm just playing for myself, but even then it's not nice when you play a piece and stop playing for a second. Sometimes the stop is killing for the piece of music. It disturb the cadance.
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