AT & Guitar Practice

Guitar Practice - what a wonderful field of application of the AT principles. One specific example of how I approached it today:

I was playing the series of notes on an empty string - the speed was within the comfort zone and I was able to discharge it without any apparent effort. Then I would double the speed of the notes.

It's interesting that although what was required was just to release the wrist faster, all my body would react to that change - I would suddenly hold my breathing, tense and collapse.

I approached it by giving myself the basic directions and to prevent collapsing while doing it. It wasn't really about achieving anything, just experimenting with the process and different ways of approaching this challenging exercise, however there were some positive changes in my coordination as a result of this application.

So, one recurring theme today was to lead myself slightly outside the comfort zone and observe how the body reacts to it.

This is good - it keeps both my AT & Guitar work fresh and interesting.