Getting to the 'How' of Change

What do you want more of in your playing?

When I work with people, I ask them, “What do you want more of in your playing?”  The answers include things like:

• More dynamics

• Bigger breaths

• Quieter Breaths

• More even technique

• To look comfortable as I play

To make changes, answer the ‘how do I create ______?’ for yourself. Dig down to the foundation of the change.  It m might be breath: ‘how do you move and regulate the breath?’  Technique might be ‘How can the finger move more accurately?, this might involve releasing arm tension.

Once you have the ‘how’ take a look at how the whole body supports the movement you need. Sometimes the way we stand or where our head is unlocks the solution.  

To make changes you have to really know the how. Be curious…

If you have a change you want and are unsure of the foundation, shoot me an email.  I am happy to help.