{"id":3018,"date":"2023-10-31T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T05:03:16","slug":"wanna-improve-take-many-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/life-of-a-pianist\/3018","title":{"rendered":"Wanna Improve? 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(Image source is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carnegie_Hall_-_Entrance_(48155558951).jpg\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sacrificing your sleep, fingers and well-being&#8230;.musicians often flaunt their sacrifices for the sake of practice like a badge of honor. &#8220;Until my fingers bleed&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Taking bites in between passages, instead of actual meals&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Practicing through the night&#8230;&#8221; Beethoven was dragged out of bed as a child, made to practice for his drunk father in the middle of nights. My late mentor at Juilliard once confessed to me with a tinge of pride, how he woke up one morning next to his instrument with some Chinese food still in his mouth, having fallen asleep in the middle of late night practice as he ate his after-performance meal.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, the latest science doesn&#8217;t really backup these types of practicing for effective improvement. For example, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/news-events\/news-releases\/want-learn-new-skill-take-some-short-breaks\">the 2019 NIH study<\/a>, where the participants practiced typing with 10-second breaks in between 10-second practicing. Their brainwaves were much more active during the breaks compared to the actual practice time, indicating that the skill acquisition needed breaks to process the learned skills.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And in fact, we know these things empirically, without having to rely on study findings by the NIH. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I got a call in the middle of your practicing. After the call, the passage I&#8217;d been working on is suddenly playable&#8230;does that happen to you, too?&#8221; &#8220;Yes! Yes, often!!!&#8221; I remember my conversation from my student days from decades ago. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And of course, sleep as a crucial component of learning is now much talked about after the bestselling &#8220;Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams&#8221; (2017) by Matthew Walker. According to the neuroscientist and sleep expert, sleep transfers short-term memories from the day into the long term memory, improves our abilities to learn, to memorize and to make logical decisions, and enhances our creativity. It only contributes to our physical health by boosting our immune system, regulating our metabolism, hormones, leading to longevity.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_9152.NEF_.p.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3021 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_9152.NEF_.p.jpg 433w, https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_9152.NEF_.p-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So, let&#8217;s all take regular breaks, and sleep well at night! 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