Time to train
Hello david
My life is very hectic at the minute. In the last 4 months I've opened a bakery and a restaurant so having 2 businesses I'm sorry to say leaves me no time to practice ( zero in 4 months).if I do just 10 mins of the daily exercises is that enough. I know its probably not lol but something has to be better than nothing. I just don't want to start over when I have time to practice properly again . Thank you for all your hard work again.
Ps is sharon still practicing. I found her lessons very helpful
Hello arsenalcp114. A busy life can be challenging to learn an instrument. Ten minutes is not much, but it's better than nothing. I would say to focus on Tongue Block Study 1, getting your 10-minute sit-down study in front of the sheet music for a specific part of the song and then when you get moments in the day (car, waiting for someone, etc.), practice those little pieces over and over.
Life has become busy for Sharon and she is not currently studying. When life slows down, she hopes to dig back into her studies.
The best thing I think about the harmonica is that it is so very small and portable. I'm doing nothing but music these days, but because of the qualities of the harmonica it is the easiest of all my instruments to squeeze into times that otherwise would be not available for music.
I can play it while walking, waiting in the car for anything, first thing in the morning while still lying in bed or "play myself to sleep" with it at night. When you get good you can entertain people on the bus or train or while on a line or even at your businesses.
If worse comes to worse, you even put it in the bathroom to make sure you get your 5 minutes a day!
You are better off playing 5 minutes a day than one in a while as a big chunk. That will keep you at least where you already got yourself to, and 10 minutes will keeop you still moving forward even if in baby steps and you will be ready to go again as soon as you get some time again without having lost footing. 5 minutes will also keep you wanting more so that when you do have time you will WANT to get right back in.
I have done just 5 or 10 minutes or so a day on the recorder for long periods and it really works! Whenever I want to do more, I still remember what I learned before that way. For about a year all I did was play myself a melody before going to sleep.
Congratulations on the business and best of luck with them.
Oh man, I just realized that I posted in your section David when I thought I was in the general discussion area.
Please feel free to delete the posts if inappropriate.
Sorry about that!
Thank you dorothy
Sorry posted this twice