Comments on: How To Use Mental Visualization To Improve Your Playing http://musicianhome.com/piano/how-to-use-mental-visualization-to-improve-your-playing For learning musicians. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: musichic http://musicianhome.com/piano/how-to-use-mental-visualization-to-improve-your-playing/comment-page-1#comment-1775 musichic Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:41:04 +0000 http://musicianhome.com/?p=337#comment-1775 I never really used this before, but it sounds like a great idea - especially for learning and remembering songs. I really need something to get me playing better again, so this could help. I never really used this before, but it sounds like a great idea – especially for learning and remembering songs. I really need something to get me playing better again, so this could help.

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]]> By: Mike Saville http://musicianhome.com/piano/how-to-use-mental-visualization-to-improve-your-playing/comment-page-1#comment-1647 Mike Saville Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:11:24 +0000 http://musicianhome.com/?p=337#comment-1647 Some good points here - I especially agree with the 3rd point on adding feeling to your visualisations. It is certainly true to say that when feeling and emotions are involved we retain and remember better. This is partly why we remember any bad playing experiences we have had - they effect us emotionally more than the good experiences. I think visualisation has most use for preparing for performance - particularly to address nerves - if you take on board and try to feel those nerves most people realise that the feelings are not nearly as bad as they remember. Some good points here – I especially agree with the 3rd point on adding feeling to your visualisations.

It is certainly true to say that when feeling and emotions are involved we retain and remember better. This is partly why we remember any bad playing experiences we have had – they effect us emotionally more than the good experiences.

I think visualisation has most use for preparing for performance – particularly to address nerves – if you take on board and try to feel those nerves most people realise that the feelings are not nearly as bad as they remember.

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