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I'm not certain that stress is the only thing that can stabilize heart rate. I would be interested to find out if rhythm can cause it.
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07-11-2022 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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Originally Posted by KingKong
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
I had u down as a monk or something lol.
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Originally Posted by KingKong
Celibate doesn't normally mean asexual but if it does there's nothing biologically natural about it. You could try taking antidepressants or other libido-suppressing drugs if you're curious to know whether your playing stress could be due to some kind of release mechanism
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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Originally Posted by KingKong
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Yes, do the gig! As someone who does this routinely, instrumental will be appreciated, by them and you. And they might just sing on their own. Do the gig!
Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
I saw a jazz quartet in the main atrium of a local hospital a few years ago. It was freakin' awesome. This was not the downtempo, low-key, keep-it-soothing stuff that the same hospital hires solo pianists to provide in the cancer center lobby. Nor was it a sing-along for the geriatric crowd. This was energetic, mainstream jazz played by a very good local players as a kind of lunchtime concert, in a place where interested patients and staff could enjoy and those not interested could avoid.
$0.02,
SJ
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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Originally Posted by KingKong
EDIT: deceding atheist could be an appropriate concept too in this context
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You don't need to take an oath of poverty to play jazz guitar, as long as you don't do it full time as your only source of income.
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Doing some ear training now. Currently staying in one key and guessing/playing all 7 triads that are coming randomly from app.
It is rather simple. But only 1 second to react - not childsplay for me. For weeks and weeks training the anxiety starts to disappear.
Gets comfy. And pleasant. Soothing. The point is.. um. No point. Just observation. It was fun to see how the feeling changes to opposite at some point.
There is hope
edit: xampl.wav - Google DriveLast edited by emanresu; 07-14-2022 at 09:54 AM.
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Originally Posted by pingu
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Music does not create stress . . . ego creates stress.
Marinero
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
I say, when you encounter a bottleneck, just let it slide....
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I suspect that one of the main sources of "stress", negative thoughts of self, and general self hatred imposed on so many musicians is that they (probably naturally) compare their playing (often a very direct link to their "self worth") to the greatest jazz musicians who've ever lived. We're all inspired by recordings and live performances of our musical heroes who have shown us just what is humanly possible so we have their examples that we can listen to repeatedly and that naturally becomes our goal. We can spend years getting better and improving and while we do get better, and even quite good so that casual non musicians can't hear it understand the difference, we are keenly aware of our limitations and shortcomings when compared to "the greatest". We often fail to give ourselves credit for what we have or can achieve because we are so motivated but what we have not yet accomplished. Think of the scene in Good Will Hunting by the dejected Prof...."there are only a handful of people in the world who know/understand the difference between you and me, but I'm one of them".
An acknowledged MIT genius falls in his mind from hero to zero because of a punk from Dorchester is lives in a mathematical world far above him (and everyone else).
Play music as well as you can, work to improve yourself as you see fit and enjoy every moment of it.
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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I am relaxed and happy when I play Piano or Guitar.
Music feels like a wonderland to me.
I get up at 6 a.m. to play in the morning sun with open windows.
the birds sing along with me.
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Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
I have a similar event when I'm playing CG(not EG). There is a local cardinal bird who starts calling when I begin playing and it usually lasts for about 20 minutes. Perhaps, it's just coincidence . . . but I'd like to think we're communicating.
Marinero
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I have a new wonderful classical guitar, for about a week, you will sure like it.
but do not tell me, that the player is what matters most, that is understood by everyone here already.
KA PAF info please
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