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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #40 on: April 12, 2009, 08:00:35 PM »

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I never let my brain get involved.  The tunes are in my fingers not my head.  If I'm are thinking of what button comes next, it's generally the wrong one.

Quite right - I'm a great believer in Brainless Melodeon Playing! I do also endeavour to bring the same philosophy to my golf game - alas, without the same measure of success :'(
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #41 on: April 12, 2009, 08:25:02 PM »

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I never let my brain get involved.  The tunes are in my fingers not my head.  If I'm are thinking of what button comes next, it's generally the wrong one.

Quite right - I'm a great believer in Brainless Melodeon Playing! I do also endeavour to bring the same philosophy to my golf game - alas, without the same measure of success :'(
AL
My fingers are wrong and they never do as they are told by the brain when trying to play melodeon or concertina.  :-\

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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #42 on: April 12, 2009, 09:23:43 PM »

I find problems tend to become self-fulfilling prophesies - as soon as you start worrying about a note or a tune chage or tricky bit, the brain kicks in, takes over control of the fingers which were on 'auto-pilot', and screws up.

Happened today on our first dance performance in the sunshine this year, however second time through, the logical bit of the brain got involved - "if in doubt - leave it out". That tune had too many notes anyway!!

Andy

Indeed, less is more :P Most people won't notice a few notes missing here and there.
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #43 on: April 13, 2009, 08:05:39 AM »

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Indeed, less is more  Most people won't notice a few notes missing here and there.

yup, isn't that what the bass end is for? ;)
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #44 on: April 13, 2009, 09:44:51 AM »

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I never let my brain get involved.  The tunes are in my fingers not my head.  If I'm thinking of what button comes next, it's generally the wrong one.

Quite right - I'm a great believer in Brainless Melodeon Playing!  :'(
AL

Brainless melodeon playing would be fine if I didn't have dyslexic fingers!  :(

My own solution to 'anxious brain syndrome' is to stop the brain panicking by making it concentrate on the tune one bar ahead of the bar I am playing. It seems to calm things down and reduce the number of times I fall off the tune, but does not eliminate the problem entirely.

Why is it, I wonder, that I rarely go wrong the first time through a tune: it usually happens the second or third time through.  ???
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2009, 10:54:39 AM »

I am not sure if it is this thread, but today I have had the worse case of useless playing. Everything went pear shaped.

Well I should say more a incident of sausage fingers. My bass rhythm was all out of whack.

Everything was terrible. My solution was to put the box down watch TV and vow never to play again until the next time.

Grief!
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2009, 03:48:22 PM »

We could make this beer thing a scientific experiment.
Make a video tape recording of your playing and drinking and then playback the recording when completely sober.
It may be necessary to practise beforehand, dinking that is not playing.  As an empirical test, if you can't operate your tape recorder after initial practice then you know you've overdone it and will need to start again tommorrow.
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #47 on: April 13, 2009, 06:19:39 PM »

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Why is it, I wonder, that I rarely go wrong the first time through a tune: it usually happens the second or third time through.   

Bob - second & third time round you are sub-consciously improving the tune ;)
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #48 on: April 13, 2009, 07:33:42 PM »

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Why is it, I wonder, that I rarely go wrong the first time through a tune: it usually happens the second or third time through.   

Bob - second & third time round you are sub-consciously improving the tune ;)
AL

No I think its because he is a swot and has been practising.   :o :D
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #49 on: April 13, 2009, 08:26:38 PM »

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I think its because he is a swot and has been practising.   

Good point that! :D
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2009, 04:01:41 PM »

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Why is it, I wonder, that I rarely go wrong the first time through a tune: it usually happens the second or third time through.  

Bob - second & third time round you are sub-consciously improving the tune ;)
AL

No I think its because he is a swot and has been practising.   :o :D
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I think its because he is a swot and has been practising.   

Good point that! :D


Hey! Stop ganging up on me - I'm starting to feel paranoid!  :'( If you don't leave me alone, I'll send my mother round to sort you out. >:E

It is true that I practise (although those who have heard me play may find it hard to believe), but I have a good excuse, m'lud - I'm trying to compensate for an inherent lack of ability.
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2009, 02:15:22 PM »

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I'm trying to compensate for an inherent lack of ability

This is the best summing up of my level of talent as well. Three cheers for we dimwits who, despite all the facts, refuse to give up. Who, after years of toil, still have bouts of sausage finger and total loss of memory when asked to start a tune in a session. Who, despite hours of practice, can only play once through correctly. I take great comfort from being part of this august group which shows the true depth and strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. :-[ :-[
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2009, 03:05:27 PM »

I'm steadily working up to this skill level.

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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2009, 03:55:29 PM »

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Who, despite hours of practice, can only play once through correctly.

Once through correctly is too much for me :( Like Chris I too have some way to go obviously!
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2009, 04:36:42 PM »

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Once through correctly is too much for me Sad Like Chris I too have some way to go obviously!
AL

Might I suggest a favourite from my repertoire, Three Blind Mice? Although tricky in parts it can bring out the maestro of the melodeon in me, particularly when played with pathos, another of my favourites.

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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2009, 07:07:49 PM »

... particularly when played with pathos, another of my favourites.

I don't know that tune, do you have the abc?  ???  ;D
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2009, 07:15:04 PM »

... particularly when played with pathos, another of my favourites.

I don't know that tune, do you have the abc?  ???  ;D

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« Reply #57 on: April 15, 2009, 07:22:26 PM »

Brill tune - I can't stop playing it!!! And I can even play more than once through without too many mistakes.
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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2009, 09:47:32 PM »

I thought grittite asked for the abc to "Pathos", rather than "3BM"?

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Re: Sudden attack of useless playing - comparatively speaking
« Reply #59 on: April 15, 2009, 10:44:21 PM »

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I'm trying to compensate for an inherent lack of ability

This is the best summing up of my level of talent as well. Three cheers for we dimwits who, despite all the facts, refuse to give up. Who, after years of toil, still have bouts of sausage finger and total loss of memory when asked to start a tune in a session. Who, despite hours of practice, can only play once through correctly. I take great comfort from being part of this august group which shows the true depth and strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. :-[ :-[

Although I am not in that situation with the melodeon I am with many, many other things. It is an exclusive fraternity to belong to. I do have total loss of memory in sessions though. Including sliding into a different tune half way through.
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