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Topic: When practice becomes a boor |
Richard Tipple
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2005 8:45 am |
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I get to the point sometimes when I have to almost force myself to practice at home,,
Lately though, I have been pulling up Rickys & Rebels Steel site. I can always find a great run or lick there, they are endless. I really gives one a lot of new material to work with.
The breaks with tab are great  and I also like the breaks without tab, gives me somthing to work on. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 12 Aug 2005 12:16 pm
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| Kinda like painting the house, you gotta find some way to make it interesting at the moment. Avoiding it doesn't make it any easier. |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2005 2:50 pm
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Band in a Box keeps it interesting for me. When I get in a rut, I look through my song lists and find one I sorta know but have never played, then I try to work it out. Its a lot of fun and I think my playing has improved.
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Riva Ridge Recording
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 12 Aug 2005 8:42 pm
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| I'm the kind of steel player who likes to try newer songs, whether it be for a show or to work on at home. A lot of the stuff I play is songs that players like Paul Franklin and John Hughey have played on. A lot of times, though I like to play pedal steel with Hank Williams songs, like "Cold, Cold Heart" and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10 [This message was edited by Brett Day on 12 August 2005 at 09:43 PM.] |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 3:03 am
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I don't practice, I just play. That way it's always fun.
I remember 'practicing' the piano.
Thirty minutes, every day, weekends off.
(Why I didn't become a great pianist.)
After 3 years, I was ready to go out and play jazz with some other white boys.
I don't remember practice; we just played.
In 5/4! |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 8:07 am
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a "boor"????
That would be when your practice becomes a Dutch or Russian peasant, or a rude and ill-bred person.
My practice habits are close, but not quite that.
8o)!!!!! |
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Richard Tipple
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 8:38 am
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My Father is Russian & my mother is Dutch & mother was Ill on her wedding night, so I guess I am an Ill bred steel player  |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 8:48 am
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I have this thing in my head that drives me into a frenzy when I hear something new and will not rest until I can either do the same lick or riff or, something that is in the same neighbourhood. I rarely duplicate someone else's sound but will work on it until I can do it then add my own twist to the piece.
Pianist Liberace had the perfect quote for practicing. "If you want to be good at it, you have to practice until you feel your arms and fingers are going to fall off; then, straighten up and practice for another half hour."[This message was edited by Les Anderson on 13 August 2005 at 09:50 AM.] |
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Ad Kersten
From:
Beek en Donk, The Netherlands
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 11:11 am
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Bill,
A peasant in Holand is called a "boer", not "boor", but I guess it is pronounced the same.
I think some farmers can be very talented steelplayers though. I remember that Jeff Newman has taped one of his Zums (mine nowadays) with "John Deere" and he played it in farmers clothes. Well OK, he was no peasant but he could truely play the steel  .
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 15 Aug 2005 8:19 am
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well as usual I have a pretty narrow view on this..one of my favorite topics...
Catagory 1...
When we sit down at the Steel, or any Instrument I suppose, we are doing it to just spend some pleasure time enjoying the Instrument and the Music ...
Or..
Catagory 2..
There is a purpose ... such as..to actually learn , work on, clean up, expand..get to the next level..etc..all that stuff...
two totally different and unrelated situations...
#1 allows you to have fun, express yourself and not get bored..
#2..IS BORING by nature and requires complete discipline.....maybe playing the same things over and over for days, weeks , months..
You will never achieve catagory #2 results by staying in catagory #1
Oh, and there is a catagory 3...
which is NO practice...
There may be more catagories, but I can only count to 3 today...
pick your poison...
[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 16 August 2005 at 02:17 AM.] |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 15 Aug 2005 3:45 pm
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| Anymore, category 3 thank you ..... |
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