From 23f352d1722bb4a6623f75f62000f7fb4862c67b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Bernard Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 11:59:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add example of Chick Corea practicing. --- website/content/agendas/chick-corea-practicing.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/content/agendas/chick-corea-practicing.md diff --git a/website/content/agendas/chick-corea-practicing.md b/website/content/agendas/chick-corea-practicing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..724d52a --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/agendas/chick-corea-practicing.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +I ran across this excerpt of Chick Corea practicing a piece by Bach and I +thought I would share it with you. Notice how even a phenomenal pianist like +Corea still breaks his practice down following the basic principles we +discussed back a few months ago: having a defined objective (a specific piece), +highly focused, incorporates immediate feedback (notice how he immediately +stops himself on making a mistake), and pushes the boundaries of his comfort +zone/ + +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na8W-rIUzQw + +In particular, look at how he tackles the parts of the pieces that are +challenging him. He slows it down to the point where he can play it correctly +with no mistakes. Then he breaks the part down until he can figure out how he +needs to play it. He even makes notes to himself in the music.