tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post7246974568643752414..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Tips for Concerto PlayersBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-29749178399861611392018-08-05T15:34:54.181-05:002018-08-05T15:34:54.181-05:00I hadn't heard that Rosen anecdote! But there ...I hadn't heard that Rosen anecdote! But there is a similar comment from Glenn Gould who liked to practice tricky passages with a vacuum cleaner running under the piano so he couldn't hear anything, but just focus on the finger movement.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-33668825990601668972018-08-05T11:34:04.098-05:002018-08-05T11:34:04.098-05:00This was an insightful post, thanks. I recall Char...This was an insightful post, thanks. I recall Charles Rosen writing that he practised very difficult passages while reading detective fiction -- the aim being to make his playing essentially automatic. Maybe you have to be a real pro to do this, because I found the task made my play guitar clumsy and reduced my reading level to that of a nine year old, even when playing extraordinarily slowly.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149675706182647770noreply@blogger.com