Nightmares First
By Philip Johnston
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 Whenever we had dinner when I was a child, I would always save the best till last. Even
more than that, I would actually start with my least favourite part
of the meal. It's nice to get it out of the way, and when you eat the
favourite bit, you can really enjoy it, without worrying about the curried
spinach and offal stew that is gurgling at you on one side of your plate.
(You really want the recipe, one of my Aunts has it. It will keep you
regular if nothing else.)
I digress.
I recommend you learn your notes in the same order. Start with the part
of the piece that looks the scariest, and hit it hard until you can play
it through. By comparison, everything else left will feel easier, which
means you are more likely to continue practicing just a little longer.
So start by honestly checking the whole piece for Yukky Bits. The
target one of those Yukky bits until it is not so yukky. Move to the
second yukkiest bit and repeat. Sooner or later, the only bits left are
easy bits.
Of course, not everyone wants to start with their least favourite bits.
There is another way to work - maybe you should try both and decide which
is better.
There is another way? Tell me how it works!
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