thank u

Very useful, thanks!

Doesnt do anything as usual

This is great for new pieces, but how do I memorize pieces that I have mistakenly always played from the score and play well in that way. Obviously they are already in my memory, otherwise it would not be possible to play them at all fluently. Do I just have to go through the pain of forcing myself to drag them out of my memory without the aid of the prompts provided by the score? Or do they have to be abandoned?

holy shit bro that worked so well

Excellent. Even stops recording for review.

That's so true !!!!

Out of subject, but what a cute guy 🥰🫶🏾

try to remember people suck and don’t worry about what they think too much. That can kinda help a bit too.

Good tips and insights. Thanks Mark!

Non works for me . Anxiety level 100+

Drives you crazy wishing you could be as good as the greats…I practice a lot and still I am not where i want to be when I see the top bassists always busting out impressive fast slaps and such meanwhile I make mistakes and some people point them out sometimes and I beat myself up about them then question myself if I should even keep going….I struggle finding a lot of time to practice cause 2 hrs a day clearly isn’t enough. Then you open KZbin and see awesome people playing bass like a god and your making it no where then I beat myself up again drives me mad sometimes

Found this in Andrew hoberman’s podcast as well, thanks!❤

this almost made me throw up

I try to work on things that are non-music related like yoga that indirectly make me better and improve my processes.

For me, (thanks to Mark) recording my playing has become a way to enjoy performing without having to be the critic at the same time. When I listen to the recording, I do so at my next practice session, and that's when I become the critic. I listen to a section, note what seems good and also what changes to make, practice that section, then listen to the next section, make changes, etc. Then I'm ready to record the piece again. That way, listening to the recording has become a new and important part of my practice routine.

I have my coursework deadline tomorrow so thanks doing 1.2k words tonight 💀😂

i am in 5th grade currently and in a middle school physics class, most of the kids are 7-8th grade; and i have a presentation tomorrow morning. this helped me a lot thanks!

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Okay it works

thank you I have a school spelling bee soon and I was really nervous but thanks to this I’m calm.

Made me dizzy

N I'm a girl, this is my father's account

Thanks,I'm going for a modelling competition tomorrow n this will help

I believe I can change!!

I'm sorry, but the D# instead of the F# in the thumbnail just ticks me off.

I have my valedictory tonight, I'm so nervous

i have a presentation in front of 100+ military officials today, almost started hyperventilating

Unfortunately, my life conditions are too bad. Nothing is helping other than blocking my door way, putting on headphones, and covering my head with a blanket.

Thank you

woah. i was just stressing about how i’m going nowhere in life and i’m failing my classes and not working towards anything and this worked so well! i can tell i’ll be doing this very often 😅

Brilliant observations!

Doesnt help at all

Great point!

I resonate with your last remarks about motivation so much - how it is so important for yourself to design your practice such that you see and feel the progress at each level, even if it means focusing on smaller goals. Big aspect of learning any skill in life really. Also love your emphasis on actively reflecting on the process, and asking what matters to you (not being overly concerned with fine precise details of technique, etc.)

Omg 😱 it workeddddd

I think you meant "have an objective goal", but either way, this is great advice. I remember taking piano in college and the instructor would call out a restriction such as "now only use guide tones and their enclosures". He would force me to think and concentrate. And it forced me to learn new stuff while practicing. (Versus just going over the same stuff I had learned years before.) Unfortunately, I think I stopped practicing that way after graduating his class. lol Thanks!

Thank you so much! Needed this! Love this journey mindset. Subscribed to you!

Interesting, I'll give it a go.

All the four key elements are important and the one after those is very important for me which is working on something enjoyable. When you love a piece and want it to become your own then you get motivated. So love music as a whole helps finding new works with great inspirations for one to start a new project which keeps those four elements relevant forever

Thanks Mark

Great video. I'm binge watching your content.

Excellent video 📹

This is great - counter-intuitive advice.

Just listened to this with coffee this morning Maybe im still asleep but practicing with ease is pretty vage concept. I geel like i missed youf point?

Amen!! 👍

Just excellent advice and just what I needed to hear right now. Thanks for promoting again via email.

Great advice. I love the part that the audience isn't watching you. I picture everyone on their phones. lol

Your tip on breaking down music pieces into crumbles helped me a lot. I used to go back at the beginning when I did something wrong. Now I'll use this one too

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