Virtual practicing

IceCreamMan

over the years many institutions and learning centres have expounded the vitues of visualisation techniques. the charismatic churches of the world have the name it, claim it kind of thing , a world best seller called the Secret discussed it. Sports psychologists have long since used these techniques. In my personal life i have been utilising visualisation techniques on an off for years with generally positive results for those areas where i have used it. The mind is a damn strong machine...anyway one of the things i have been mucking about with is visualisation techniqies to get a riff right or if in a boring meeting then i practice scales or whatever in my mind.... been reading a book totally unrelated to music and the following experiment is discussed which is quite interesting regarding the paths the brain creates even when just visualising.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580438,00.html

So, if you in a boring meeting , pracitce ..vitually

Psean

Thanks. Will give this a read. I've learned a bit about visualisation in sport and thought it might be useful for guitar but have never got round to learning it. Good to hear you've had positive results.

slyd

Yeah, it really works !
I've gone to bed at night after practising a certain riff or solo, which I just kept stuffing up.
Lying in bed, I've run through every single note and nuance of the riff, in my mind - actually picturing the fingerings, timing, etc.

I've grabbed my axe the next morning, and it all came together, exactly as I'd visualised it. 8)

DonovanB

I do this all the time, especially while driving.