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a group who encourage and motivate one another to stick to, and get the most out of, our practice time

14 Members, Created 5/7/2014 -

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From skiptomylou on 5/17/2014 3:32:56 AM

as planned, kept practices in early part of week to a shorter/more manageable time of - 15-30 mins. But thurs, fri, and today have done an hour, or just over.

still working on shady grove, plus, for some variation, re-visiting/revising a couple of tunes i learned before.

plan to continue with shady grove over the next week - work at it till i can play it really fluently without mistakes and with good timing. i'm also trying to think of another tune i can go through the same process with - work out a bit myself which i can play up the neck. has to be something simple, not too tricky, but a tune i love too. i've noticed i really need to feel excited about a tune in order to keep up the motivation to practice it a lot.

after a rocky start when this group began, i'm now enjoying my practice a lot more and finding it a lot more productive and fun.

hope everyone's practices are going well - looking forward to hearing all you updates!

all the best

Jill

7 Comments
	laertes22 says: 5/17/2014 3:43:11 PM I think you and I hit upon the same nail-when you can make practice productive/effective and fun, it really is the best motivation to practice. I used to barely be able to stomach 15-20 minute practices, but lately I find myself forgetting the time, and before I know it, I've practiced an hour or two.
	skiptomylou says: 5/18/2014 12:36:48 PM Agreed. there's nothing more satisfying than when you've forgotten the time - i almost feel on a high when that happens. glad your practices are going well too - looking forward to hearing an update, best Jill
	VioletMoon says: 5/18/2014 5:44:31 PM Yup. Pretty neat. I experience that settling-in feeling, too, and once I'm in the zone, it's hard to want to leave it. Have you picked a new tune yet? Are you looking for something like Shady Grove (to expand on what you've learned from it) or something totally different? Cyndy
	Zischkale says: 5/19/2014 7:08:44 AM Definitely good to get in the zone! That's why I like to put a timer on, so I'm not watching the clock. You'll have to post a little video or audio when you're done mastering Shady Grove, Jill! Keep up the good work.
	skiptomylou says: 5/19/2014 11:14:02 AM Hi Cyndy -i'm thinking about banjo pickin' girl - thought that would be relatively simple, and fun. although, don't know whether i'd be better doing another sawmill tuning one - then that would help me learn the neck in that tuning. mmhhh..... sure will arran, will try and post a vid when i'm a bit happier with shady grove - have recorded a few as i've been going along, but just for practice, thanks so much for the encouragement best JIll
	skiptomylou says: 5/19/2014 11:24:33 AM Sorry about the mis-spelling Aaron - it's been a long day at work, best Jill
	laertes22 says: 5/19/2014 11:34:01 AM Don't feel bad. A co-worker mispelled my name as "Gendorf" instead of Genford on Friday. I was hoping I might have secretly developed wizard powers, but no go.
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