practice when tired

[drazh]

Hi
Do I have to practice when I am tired  .
2_ 3 days a week I am tired of daily work . I have 2-3 hours to practice but tired and without drive .do I have to practice or not ?
Thanks

[countrymath]

You don't "have" to practice anytime. Just practice when you want. If you are tired, go watch/listen to some music or do something else.

I usually practice 4 hours a day, being 2 for classical, 1 for pop and one for theory, and when I get home tired from work, I usually do one hour less (maybe two).

Thats up to you

[pianoplayjl]

Of course not. If you are practicing when tired you are just not making any progress and just wasting your own time. You should only practice when you feel like it and you know you can make progress and when your concentration is at it's peak. Too often I hear of people forcing themselves to practice a few hours a day only to barely make any progress. Practicing is not compulsory every day because you might even be overpracticing. Nowadays I find it hard to even practice 1 hour a day. Probably because I just started 8th grade.

JL

[roseamelia]

I know how you feel I've had that happen to me one time during one of my lessons It was a really easy song and i flunked it but when my next lesson came I went right trough it I was so embarrassed :-[s

[keyboardkat]

I think it was Godowsky who developed this "weight transfer" method of playing, just from being so tired - he used to come back from a concert and repractice the program he had just played!  He may have been the most compulsive practicer in pianistic history!

[roseamelia]

Wow that's really cool

[pianowolfi]

I find it helpful to practice sometimes (of course not always) when I'm tired. And some rare times I push it to the extreme because I found it helpful in the context of preparing for difficult performances with their extra amount of challenge and need of stamina.

[rmbarbosa]

I work in my Hospital 9 hours/day, sometimes more and it happens I arrive at home very tired. Sometimes, I think: no, today I cant play. But when I sit in front of the piano it happens (not allways but sometimes) I can play well and fatigue stops. Sometimes, to rest isnt do nothing but change of activity. But its true that, if you are very tired, its possible you waste your time insisting.
Best wishes
Rui

[thalbergmad]

I often practice when tired and find it beneficial as my brain is incapable of being distracted.

The 2 hours I spent on William Walton last night was most pleasing.

Thal

[roseamelia]

I've never played his music before. I should look at his musical style I like classical and Jazz and Reggae. Have any of y'all heard of Gail Smith she studies on different composers, she has a website.Rose
 

[jtguru]

If you are tired physically but not mentally, go ahead and use the time to listen to music, analyze music you are learning, plan out exactly what you are going to do next time you sit down at the piano.

If you are tired mentally but not physically, try playing something at the piano. Depending on exactly how you feel, being tired can actually make it more difficult for your brain to wander away from the playing.

If you are tired in both ways, and/or simply don't feel like doing anything music-related, then don't do anything music-related. Nobody is (or at least nobody should be!) forcing you to sit at the piano.

[drazh]

Hi
I know nobody force me . I can force myself .my question is it bad , good or useless?
Thanks

[pianoman53]

Another question: Are you too tired to focus even a bit? I always try to practise at least 6 hours a day, even when I'm tired.
When I'm tired, I force myself to listen, instead of whining about how tired I am. That's the thing... If you find yourself whining, then you just need to focus more.
If you're focusing, but barely can stay awake, or that your head hurts for every tone you hit, then it's useless, cause that will damage the next day more than what it will help you the present day.

Also, ask yourself the question: Do I really have to? You'll find the answer pretty quickly.

[gn622]

If you practice when your tired, youll make it a chore instead of a hobby,

[pianoman53]

So you can never put some effort into a hobby?

[gn622]

So you can never put some effort into a hobby?

The entire point of a hobby is to spend time doing something you enjoy, if your tired and not in the mood then your forcing yourself instead of enjoying yourself.

[drazh]

Hi
So you say practice should always be joyful not hard .it seems unrealistic .
Thanks

[jtguru]

Hi
So you say practice should always be joyful not hard .it seems unrealistic .
Thanks

It can certainly be hard sometimes, but you should still be enjoying it, otherwise what's the point?

[pianoman53]

Yeah, you can read my post to, and not just the most recent one

About practising Only when it's fun: How about the awesome feeling of achivement? Doesn't that count for anything? This is why asia kick our ass in, well, everything, these days! They don't whine about something being boring. They practise, finish, and then get scholarships to harvard and curtis, at the same time.

No, but seriously... If you only play when you "feel like it", you will never be able to tackle bigger pieces.

[jtguru]

If you only play when you "feel like it", you will never be able to tackle bigger pieces.

I would beg to differ.