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Sports Strategies for Practice and Performance: Introduction

December 2, 2011 at 7:25 AM

My approach to practice and getting ready for performances has always been a very athletic one. It's probably because I've competed in running, swimming, and sailing races for as long as I've played the violin. What always awed me was how similar the demands on a person's body could be: the coordination required, the cognitive function and muscle memory (also used in sailing).

Admittedly, I have not reached the Holy Grail of playing with technical brilliance while staying completely relaxed. (I think I'll leave that to my teacher, Jesse Mills.) But I'll share some common sports training strategies over the next few blogs that you can try out if you like.

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I for one would be very interested. Thank you!
Is that you doing butterfly?
I look forward to them, Lily. One of my son's former junior bicycle racing team members is an accomplished harpsichordist (studying in Europe as I write this) and was a very fierce and successful competitor. (Coincidentally, her name is Lily also.)
Looking forward to it!
Yep, that's me doing the butterfly back in high school.