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January 14, 2022

Notes On Practice As Repetition Without Repetition

In the 1920s, Nikolai Bernstein, a mostly self-taught neurophysiologist and pioneer in the field of motor control, studied the movements of blacksmiths at Moscow’s Central Institute of Labor. Bernstein used cyclographic photography techniques to track the motions used to cut metal with a chisel and hammer. (See photo above.) His research showed how repeating movements Continue reading

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January 17, 2018

Practicing

Consider yourself and everyone around you as consummate practicers refining ways of being, honing their speaking tones and counterpoint gestures, assuming the sound and the movement of who and what they want to be we’re practicing all the time, practicing the patterns of what we can’t yet play. Continue reading

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

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Notes On Practice As Repetition Without Repetition

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