How Joshua Redman practices

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Joshua Redman discusses how—and what—he practices.

Check out what he says from 15:00-18:30.

I posted this video before, but for different reasons.

One of my students asked about what to do when his practicing felt unfocused. I explained the common phenomenon of the beginner’s curse: plenty of time to practice & not sure what to practice. Once life’s demands take some of that precious time aways, that’s when you learn to focus.

I also preach endlessly about the importance of practicing fundamentals, as opposed to things you intend to play during improvisations, so this video is nice backup on that line of thought. 😉

Comments

2 responses

  1. Mark Foster

    ding! over and over, this message: deal with the basics of the craft. another inspiring post. 🙂

    1. Yup. It’s the only thing that frees you to be in the moment with your playing.