Originally posted by lalimacefolle
Good stuff there Skimkbar! Keep it coming :D

Thank you :-)

I think one of the things that we all forget is that practicing is as 'scientific' as it is "artistic". One of the hardest things to do is focus on task, many of us have to force ourselves to do it. How many times have we caught ourselves yawning when practicing scales...? Come on! be honest everyone!
Oh, and on that subject, when practicing, it's actually good to have a little background noise, I don't mean loud sounds, or TVs blaring, but normal ambient noise. Studies show that people who are in extremely isolated environments (no noise, very little visual stimuli) actually 'day dream', and have more difficulty in concentration because the brain processes all these sensory inputs and when they are denied,the brain tries to fill in the emptiness with daydreaming etc...