[06/30, 15:35]
Dear violin students, here is another way to think about fixing problems in the wrong place. (Remember, the wrong place to fix problems is at the fingers; the right place is in the mind). The idea is "feed-forward", as opposed to "feed-back". Feed-forward is the opposite of feed-back. Feed-back is feeding information about results back into a process or system, after the event, with the goal of improving it with repetition. It happens "after the fact". Feed-forward is the process of feeding information into the system BEFORE-hand to improve the likelihood of correct action. When you properly plan the logistics of actions that need to happen on the violin, before you actually perform those actions , then you are feeding information forward to positively influence the future. In a way, feed-back is damage control; feed-forward is damage avoidance, or success insurance. Having a good plan for playing actions - sorting out the logistics - is practicing "feed-forward". It is the intelligent way to practice.
Dear violin students, here is another way to think about fixing problems in the wrong place. (Remember, the wrong place to fix problems is at the fingers; the right place is in the mind). The idea is "feed-forward", as opposed to "feed-back". Feed-forward is the opposite of feed-back. Feed-back is feeding information about results back into a process or system, after the event, with the goal of improving it with repetition. It happens "after the fact". Feed-forward is the process of feeding information into the system BEFORE-hand to improve the likelihood of correct action. When you properly plan the logistics of actions that need to happen on the violin, before you actually perform those actions , then you are feeding information forward to positively influence the future. In a way, feed-back is damage control; feed-forward is damage avoidance, or success insurance. Having a good plan for playing actions - sorting out the logistics - is practicing "feed-forward". It is the intelligent way to practice.
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