Vacation and serious aftermath

May 21, 2008 at 9:41 PM

I went on vacation for 10 days in Japan, so 10 days without praticing at all. I came back and cannot even play a simple scale without going out of tune. I'm in DEEP trouble! How is it possible that with such a short break my technique deteriorates so fast? I'm scared, is this normal for a beginner?

From Roy Sonne
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 10:18 PM

Hey PM,
It's all part of the learning process. We've all suffered from the "here today, gone tomorrow" syndrome where all of a sudden, something we thought we had learned securely, isn't working for us. Don't worry, you'll get back to where you were. And it won't take ten days either. Maybe a day or two. Maybe if you really concentrate on getting that simple scale back in tune you'll be able to do it in 15 minutes or a half hour. And it will have been time very well spent.
Anyway -- welcome to the club!

From Stephen Brivati
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 10:55 PM

Greetings , you came to Japan and you didn`t come and break bread with me. That`s sad. I woudl have enjoye dmeeting you.
Cheers,
Burp

From Stephen Brivati
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 10:56 PM

Greetings,
actually it probaly isn`t a deterioration in technique. More like you have been practicing so hard you haven@t given your mind enough time to assimiloate all the new data you are ramming in. Thus, when you ahd a complete break the previous mental structures all collapsed as the mind begins buidlign a newer high level mentla model. At such time sprogress almost invariably seems backwards to the point of self destruction. Rather it is the rveers,
Cheers,
Buri

From PM Rolf
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Buri, you always make me laugh. I was in Izu Hanto, the country side is so beatiful.
I will practice again tonight... you're right, I've been practicing hard with absolutely no breaks, hopefully it'll be back to normal soon. Husband and cat is sleeping, perhaps I should'nt be sawing on my violin until they wake up.

From Stephen Brivati
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 11:28 PM

Greetings,
Izu Hanto is beautiful. Hope you found some good onsen.
Cheers,
Buri

From Mendy Smith
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 4:46 AM

It is called jet-lag. I have the same problem everytime I travel from the US to Asia. First few days are rough, but then everything starts falling into place again.

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