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[Discussion] What technique are you working on right now?
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The technique I'm working on is how to practice/learn. "Learning" how to "play" has always been a challenge for me. I'm curious to get other people's opinions, and I don't expect a universal consensus, but what have been your experiences with playing music while on THC? Recently I've started playing fighting games after taking 20 mg and it has enabled me to be way more conscious of my learning process. I'm curious if anyone has had similar experiences with music. I plan on trying it this weekend.
I am easily 10x worse at playing complex stuff when I'm stoned (though that doesn't keep me from doing it often since it's a great time). I don't think I internalize the lessons as well, my micro level coordination is much worse. It's even more noticeable drumming, but drumming is even more fun high lol. So I'd say go for it if you enjoy it, but over time I am sure that just improving your focus and learning method sober would be more effective.
I have had similar experiences with the games I play when I'm stoned. I have years of experience with the games I play and feel pretty comfortable with where my realm of expertise is. But when I get high it "enables" (don't really like using this word here, but can't think of a better one) to start making more connections which deepens my understanding.
Playinf music is a much more complicated/difficult task for me than playing a game, but I feel like I have enough technical proficiency with scales and enough theoretical knowledge to start exploring. What I'm lacking is the "glue" to put those things together in practice.
After writing this out I think I'll follow along closely with some tutorials, then revisit them during the weekend to see what kind of differences I experience.
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Interesting, I can get that. In the end, as long as you like how you're learning, I'm all for just doing what's most fun and will keep you playing the most often. So enjoy!
I realized what I needed to do was record what I'm practicing and listen to it in order to identify where I think I can improve. Incredibly mundane realization, but it was fun getting there.
Oh yeah, that's huge. Watching video of your picking and fingering can help a lot too.
For me, I am way more comfortable improvising, noodling, or jamming while high, but my focus becomes way too shit tier for me to put in a mindful practice.