The Most Dangerous Time for Practicing?

[@bobreynolds]

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[@nickpilgrim1966]

Love your work man. Thx for sharing.

[@philseddon555]

Hopefully see you at Ronnie Scott’s mate!

[@john_henrick]

I love how raw and candid this video is. Even in the video Bob doesn’t seem to want to enter the studio and ends up filming in the entry way. Maybe intentional, maybe subconscious. Either way your personality shines through, Bob! Good luck on your upcoming endeavors!

[@DojoOfCool]

Man that sounds familiar. I keep reminding myself of someone one of my favorite teachers in music school said.... The hardest part of practice is starting.

[@bobreynolds]

100%

[@3163steve]

If I could play my sax for work I would be very happy Have a great tour

[@vincescuderi]

yes yes yes. Thank you very mulch! Never enough time to practice stuff we have in our head or written down. My erstwhile sax teacher used to leave the sax out of the case to avoid the inertia that comes with taking it out of the case!

[@bobreynolds]

"Thank you very mulch!" 😂😂

[@paulbelfrage876]

Really great to listen/hear you speak about these pesky things that irritate us musicians. Especially when you say "It's never done"! So very true. I suppose nothing worth pursuing is worth doing badly! Thanks for your honesty, & caring enough to talk like a real person as much as a professional who struggles with the same stuff we lesser players struggle with! Best wishes. Pb

[@Nestor_Fernandez]

Hi Bob! Thanks for the amazing experience of seeing you live in concert at the Unterfahrt jazz club in Munich tonight. Looking forward to seeing you live again! All the best for you and your awesome quartet!!

[@brettgarsed]

I appreciate the honesty here Bob! I deal with the same procrastination as well and I know I need WAY more hours of practice than you do!

[@UPdan]

Start at 7:00 a.m. and make everyday band camp. Practice indoors, outside, in the park, woods, have some fun, break it up.

[@randygeorge]

Getting Started!! Holy Moly! I'm gonna jump on that inspiration and go practice right now!

[@williamampuero2841]

I'm not a Sax player or a big fan of Jazz, but this is a fundamental truth to life. Just start.

[@saxodrew1083]

Absolutely 100% do I identify with this particular topic! It paralyzes me! Thank you!

[@claudiosuriano]

That's me yesterday, and the day before yesterday! I'm planning to go back on track today, just after I'm done with posting this comment‼

[@andyb47156]

You literally described what I go through every day, thought it was just me! I must practice more often and avoid the 9am danger zone! thanks Bob :)

[@jacobtrejo1596]

Glad you’re highlighting this very real struggle we all do

[@QSQCaito]

Thank you. This made me feel not alone,we got this!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Hey Bob, just booked tickets to see you at Ronnie’s on Oct 12. Be great to say hi! Jamie 😊

[@chumbo]

So true, so true, so true. Damn....thx for that!

[@patrickolugbemiro9377]

Wow this was me all week! Gonna come back to this video every time

[@michaelpistone5329]

Absolutely love it. Where I work we like to use the highly technical phrase of "chunking" to take these big, daunting tasks and turn them into something more manageable

[@bobreynolds]

that's the smart way for sure

[@Orlando-wn4uc]

European Tour.... yeaaaaah baby!

[@benpeterson7822]

Vlog Bob is back!🔥💜

[@MrJColtrane68]

Understand. Thanks for sharing. It's difference between important vs urgent. Not everything that is urgent is important

[@tommydoggettsaxophone]

Another great video! Thanks, Bob. I love that you describe mulching the garden as “achievable.” Just like when I cleaned the basement Sunday night instead of cleaning up arrangements for an upcoming recording session. Cleaning felt “achievable” not necessarily “more fun” just “achievable.” Have a great tour and get to work on those 50 tunes.

[@jazzbrew68]

My kids started in person school for the first time since COVID hit two years ago. It has completely destroyed my practice consistency. I have been doing EVERYTHING but practice. My double bass is sitting in the middle of the room and I've been walking around it all day. Once I hit save on this comment I'll get going. Thanks Bob!

[@filipdinevmusic]

Hahaha, I'm so glad you put this. Excatly how I feel...

[@imadlebiar1546]

I can't believe i'm looking at the man who played the solo in shofukan Royal albert hall, hearing it, one thinks you're godly, like, you can't be human and struggle with time and discipline hahaha, such a great guy, keep it up bob! We love you

[@atv7916]

it's almost relieving seeing that even professional, touring musicians struggle with the exact same practice procrastination I do. I think it's important to know that this is normal, not a sign that of lack of dedication etc that I always feared. I saw someone mention Atomic habits, I'll check it out if it tackles this topic. It's a really good point you made, that music never feels completable. I recently realized that just because music is creative doesn't mean that I get the satisfaction of creating things. I wonder if it's possible to ever feel like you "completed" something with music?

[@bobreynolds]

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[@karlrovey]

It helps me to find a point that I can say, "good enough." I also have things that are automatic stopping points, such as if a section I'm practicing starts to get worse with each repetition.

[@sorenfuhrer401]

Thanks for being so honest (well, you always are, but still). Now I feel much better about not having practised today ;)

[@MladenDragovicMusic]

Thank you for this one! The first time I felt like that was when I was practicing 4 hours a day and discovered there was and reached "the top of the hill I was climbing" and then saw an entire mountain behind it... That was scary as sh...

[@nickpilgrim1966]

So true. When it's time to practice you finally get those house chores done.

[@bobreynolds]

haha! Exactly ;)

[@kevinAuguillard]

I am a fairly organized guy and I make mental notes when getting ready for a gig with 50+ songs but your way of creating a spreadsheet just made life a little easier. I'm adding tempo, key and rating (how well I know it) columns. MIND BLOWN

[@vincetoto9985]

I feel you Brother!!!!

[@simonkoopman2300]

Very honest video!! Looking forward to seeing your quartet again in Tilburg this time :)

[@tebs2]

So relatable! Thanks for the video :)

[@etowahjazz]

Nailed it!!

[@johnstoneb]

...this was so awesome to hear, coming from you! This is absolute truth, and its real! Thank you!

[@vishnusriram]

Thanks for the motivation as always, Bob!! This reminds to reread the War of Art after I get done working today haha

[@MattLeGroulx]

Man, so glad I'm not the only one.

[@azerwhite8870]

Needed this!!

[@GeroLubovnik]

Thanks for sharing. I feel you.

[@hamin538]

thanks I'm going to go practice now

[@samgreen8865]

Thank you Bob 👍 off to go write some songs now

[@davidfreel1451]

Hey Bob, thanks for this, I'm just getting back to your channel, I'm a guitarit and there is little I find motivating on youtube pertatining to my instrument so it is good to find honest and nurturing advice and sharing by musicians on other instruments. Watching this I am reminded of Miles 'Take the horn out of your mouth' so I thought I'd share my idea. Make a practice session completable by, taking the horn out of your mouth after say, ten minutes. Set a goal that can be achieved in ten minutes (for me today it's finding the guide tone line from the fifth in Embraceable you in open position in all keys whilst pulsing the root and playing the melody square) so....... four bars, one key and after ten minutes GET UP. Next DONT pick my instrument up until I have chosen the next completable task ( so that I will know when it is complete and when to put the instrument down) . There is a track on my channel called 'For Maggie and Moreno' , you might like it (it's Gypsy Jazz on a flamenco guitar with classical technique) and you might hate it. Any way, thanks again for reminding me that the expectation that we should be superhuman is the most emotionally damaging, creatively stifling and fun sapping part of practice. The reason for this ridiculous expectation are the frank dishonesty and vanity of most (and mostly unaccomplished) pundits and a society which invites us to compare ourselves with the nonsens that the conceited claim.

[@thedobrthedobr]

for the next tour, pleease Poland! Please! And as you suggested, I’m off practising.

[@em-dashman4404]

Hey Bob. Timely advice. I *so* need to work on my final MA project. It’s massive, and I’ve been putting it off. So, here goes…

[@jordanmorack9122]

Yo the euro tour promo editing was sick man

[@PaulMcKendrick]

Get practicing! I’m seeing you in Manchester with Snarky and I want perfection 😂 A trick of friend of mine gave me was ‘do the thing early so that it won’t be on your mind all day and affect your day.’ He said he just counts down “3,2,1 go!” and does it. Works for me!

[@bobreynolds]

great tip ... Mark Twain said, “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”

[@andyb47156]

I have a masterclass with Bob on the Sunday, can’t wait for that. Hope to see you there :)

[@PaulMcKendrick]

@@bobreynolds 😂😱😂

[@kevinowen1446]

Hi I use transcribed on a laptop dont think its available as a phone app but its awesome!

[@bobblues1158]

I understand completely. I am in that same zone now. And this comes up when it is my band and I have to choose the rep and make set lists ( the worst) . It is easier for me as a sideman.......but still!

[@clarinetninja]

great stuff! I have been reading "The War of Art" after seeing one of your other videos. Great stuff. I am better because of what you do

[@alexanderskinner5066]

Duuude, this video hits hard. I get you; I get this feeling. It’s a massive thing, and it’s never done, which is how I imagine sculptors feel when faced with a colossal piece of marble. See you at Ronnie Scott’s on the 12th. Much love to you 🤙

[@francistaylor5097]

I'm lucky, Bob. I've watched this video after completing all the things I needed to do today. However, my alto is crying out for a play this weekend, so that is my goal. Oh, and please come and play in Cardiff sometime.

[@stangetz534]

Oh god this is how I feel about developing flexibility in harmonic minor and lydian dominant in all 12 keys. I should be doing stacks and patterns etc....but it feels so daunting I've been putting it off for longer than I care to admit.

[@thoughtsforthebuilders]

MULCH. hey bob, you ever share the stage or record with Skerik? I've been on a huge Critters Buggin dive lately and get such a kick out of Eric on stage, I wonder if y'all ever got to play together.

[@alonsouch]

with the slow downer thing.... what I do is... BUY THE MUSIC!! MP3's work perfectly with Slow Downer

[@JustTutupa]

Wise!

[@jameslawtonmusic9483]

The Danger Zone. Perfect description! Btw Bob, any chance you have a link to the chromatic warm up you mentioned in your interview with Jay? 😊

[@cascanicoff5763]

I have to play this video to my ever precrastiniting kids. Hope they get it ...Hope I really get it too.

[@EricHempler]

At the 2:32 mark it is now 9:35 :)

[@ChipTheMusicMan]

Bob - seriously consider "The Danger Zone" for a new song title/album title. JUST BECAUSE 🔥

[@bobreynolds]

noted! :)

[@ChipTheMusicMan]

@@bobreynolds Wait...how are you replying AND practicing the Snarky Puppy set list??? 😆

[@vineetdixit2928]

Thank you for sharing your thought process, which proves to all your viewers that there’s always competition for our attention (at any level in our craft- means a lot to know even a master such as yourself can feel challenges/obstacles in staying the path 🙇‍♂️🙏

[@marksimpson3064]

Hey Bob, where did you land with your travel case? I recall you were checking out Bam a while back.

[@nicotravaini]

Yesterday I was reading "Atomic Habits" (I highly recommend that book) and it says that a way to get rid of procrastination it's to start doing the smallest thing you can do, like practicing for 2 minutes, kind of like fooling yourself into practicing, cause once you're there practicing, you'll probably keep practicing. Knowing that you have to practice and learn 50 songs is scary, but learning 1 song it's at least, less scary. Something like that !

[@bobreynolds]

So true. And great book. I should reread. Did a video about it called "the goldilocks rule"

[@nicotravaini]

@@bobreynolds like we say here in Córdoba, Argentina, "yendo!" (it means I'm literally searching the video)

[@Hectorrbazaldua]

Do you have any plans to come to Texas?

[@JasonBlair]

Spreadsheets like that kill me, too. Sometimes (but not always), I have to break things like that down into even smaller chunks that add up to the "big daunting list". Whatever we gotta do, eh?

[@bobreynolds]

exactly! ;)

[@elh3323]

How did you switch ASD to use apple music? I've also switched to Apple music and have used ASD for many years now. However, I can't figure out how to actually get my apple music playlists onto ASD. I've deleted and re-download the app but still only spotify shows up.

[@EricHempler]

I just had an idea...you might already have something you use, but I've been using clickup for my tasks for home and work and when I practice I also like to use spaced repetition.

[@DaveSalvator]

Resistance…the struggle is real.

[@ja773r]

yessss

[@matosjorgemiguel]

On one hand, having very high expectations on how much to accomplish in a day can be counterproductive. The best is actually to set easy to achieve goals. Accomplishing an easy task will sling shot you to actually do much more. And you will feel great in the end. One the other hand, demotivation can be a sign of fatigue. It is also important to have down time. I know musicians that say that you have to double your practice for every day you don't practice. A bunch of nonsense of course.

[@TheMikeLott]

Oh gawd, this is so me... argh.

[@lsmith869]

" what is the sound of one hand clapping"

[@sleahy73]

Truth.

[@KristianJacksonmusic]

Yeah, but how good is that mulch? 😂

[@michaelbenoit9240]

Hey Bob, a while ago I made a comment saying how this was one of the best vlogs saying things like I had to miss out on Jacob Collier in Atlanta because I didn't have a paycheck trying to pursue music as a job. I've just wanted to say I've been working at a pizza place during the day so that I have at least rent money and have been there for 1.5 years now and have assisted in two staff firings and one hiring so far..its been a place that keeps me sane after having tried working from home and hating being home for 8 hours and being home for another 4 hours.. I just didn't know how to combat that. But in relevance to your vlog for this episode, I know that I need to switch to a 9-5 so I can have more fun after after I've earned rent money cause no ones out at 1pm on a Friday..and I got a local dive bar with a stage to follow my ~10 follower instagram page recently lol (its just literally for fun and for posting photos/videos of rehearsals for now).. I've been learning how to sing just to carry a tune, starting with Sara Bareilles's Love Song, and hope to have my co driver do some tenor sax improve on it downtown at the park..and I spent $100 on Jacob Collier vip tickets for Charlotte and we made it onto his youtube channel in April :D Keep doing your thing Bob \m/

[@r.g.saxone]

Hope your are not reading this message while u still have to pick up your sax….😂 just kidding… thx for sharing this stuff … it’s real sax life.

[@markshepardsongs]

Remember when it was fun...

[@solotenoras]

How about songs, not hours? "I'll do two songs, then go play with mulch..."

[@samburns6612]

uuuuuuhg tell me abt it

[@stanislawrybinski]

this

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Everybody on this channels knows it already 👉🏼 you ll succeed. So actually this was a waiste of my time ….. no it was not ….😊

[@johnstoneb]

...this was so awesome to hear, coming from you! This is absolute truth, and its real! Thank you!