Better Not to Jump, Before You Can Swim

Pleased to report that ‘Up’, the latest Pixar animated feature – with yours fiddling madly on numerous violin solos – is now in theaters everywhere.

In fact, my little family and I will be heading out to LA shortly for a special screening of the film courtesy of the music’s composer, Michael Giacchino.

Should be a hoot an’ a holler.

Today whilst practicing, however, my mind was not on cinematic entertainments, I can vouch for that. Nope, my hands are full when the violin is in them.

I trust the same is true for you.

What DID occur to me was this. It is incredibly tempting to ‘let it go’ and play fast before the mind and body are prepared to do so.

Unfortunately, it’s also a GREAT, BIG time waster – ought to know, done it more than I’d care to admit.

The good news, however, is that once we make the commitment to get our act together, and leave the test firings for when they stand an excellent chance of success, the whole game becomes inherently more pleasurable and rewarding.

So go ahead, make my day. Slow those hands down, and rev those gray cells up yet another notch.

And if you need a little assistance with what to PUT IN those gray cells to insure the odds are way in your favor, you can rest easy. Pretty sure I’ve got a terrific instructional program waiting in my studio with your name on it.

All the best, Clayton Haslop

P.S. Oops, not all. I’m just restocking scores and notes for Kreutzer for Violin Mastery. It’s worth the wait, though particularly if you’re itching to get in world-class shape on the violin. Nothing better, in fact.