i get you. i have had stretches of a whole work week and very little pratice with many days in a row of not at all, part of being a grown up I suppose. But I don't adult very well so i try to cram something in. I would suggest on those days you feel like not practicing at all, sit down, 10-15 minutes tops, and just read through or play through some or all of what you are doing, not necc practice , but expose yourself to it, I have found sometimes i get a bit refreshed and actually practice a little and play for more than i planned, other times I just hit my mark for min time reading through and call it good.there's a saying, which i hate, that goes , miss a day of practice, you'll notice, miss two days and your teacher/prof will notice. miss 3 days others/the public will notice so when it's really bad i'm trying to make sure i don't let >2 days go by with no practice/playng whatsoever and if it's defcon 5, then i'll will make myself just read through, you'll reinforce a few things or at least not let them slip in the other direction...
Micro managed practice and little one or two day setbacks are about meaningless. You can take the summer off and get it back in a relatively short time actually. Consistency is key though, over the long haul. A day here or there is nothing. Now not getting off the couch, that could get bad ? Gee how would I know ?!
I did get up, finally But this morning is bad, I can hardly walk and my wrists ache. Not from playing but cyckling a lot. I really need a better bike...I just hate shopping...except for pianos of course
cycling does put quite a load on the hands and wrists. how the handlebars and grips are set up makes a considerable difference, and from some recent test rides, the bikes that have an upright position, more weight directly over the pedals (some now are semi-recumbent, the legs pushing a bit forward and down), take a lot of stress off the wrists and thumbs.you have a lovely family, from the photo. our large male feline likes sprawling across the top of our grand, but is not fond of the sound of it being played. luckily for both of us he spends most of his waking hours outside. just from reading about it, the summers in northern latitudes sound tiring for the majority of folks accustomed to resting at night. have been night oriented myself since very young and have little trouble sleeping at mid day or surviving with naps ; it was the winters that affected me much more in somewhat northerly states in the u.s., nothing in the lower forty eight of course like the Baltic states or scandinavia or alaska.
But this morning is bad, I can hardly walk and my wrists ache. Not from playing but cyckling a lot. I really need a better bike...I just hate shopping...except for pianos of course
But I prefer this:
I am struck by the similarity of our pianos and their position in the rooms. I have found the corner position excellent for recording. I imagine the sound must, to some degree, bounce off the walls, producing a richer effect.
It will be interesting to try recording with a grand, which is a new experience for me. There are so many more options than with my upright...So is there an acoustic benefit in storing stuff under a grand?
all joking aside, not only is it a great place to store tons of music one may not have shelf space for (you and i being score hoarders this is a handy thing). But if you store with the right stuff or place sound dampening materials under it, it can help w/ volume control, ie pillows on top of storage or boxes, etc.
So is there an acoustic benefit in storing stuff under a grand?
Not as far as I know, I am just lazy and untidy.
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