Relaxed muscles move faster and with more agility.
Went back to the apartment today just briefly. I had the entire empty living room to myself, plus Lowla. Something about being in that room with nothing else happening made me let loose a little bit. I played expressively and for a few brief moments, I got a glimpse of what it feels like to have Bach really gel. Pretty cool.
During this impromptu performance, I allowed my fingers to be a little more loose and found that this yielded a nicer sound up and down the fingerboard. I wonder if this could be a kind of metaphor for other forms of creating things.
When doing creative scientific work, I need to get in that same frame of mind. Non-judging. And don't always look at your hands. Just close your eyes and let the melody come forth.
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