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Originally Posted by GBS
Just an observation, as it happened again. I have a couple of pieces that while I have been playing for a good while (months), still have a stumbling point here or there. Not always, but I can't say I could fully play for more than 50% of the time without hitting one of those points.
Had to take a longer trip - 3 weeks - away from playing at all. First time picking up the guitar again, and I nailed all of them. And it continues to be so.
I've had this happen over shorter periods (not practicing a difficult to get section for a few days), and also for complete pieces after taking a longer break.
So if you find you just can't seem to "get" it, no matter how much you practice it, try giving it a rest and coming back to it later. You might surprise yourself too!
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I’ve experienced this myself as well, although not to the complete degree of success you seemed to have experienced. I need to remember this phenomenon and try that more often. But in many cases, I keep practicing the same stuff over and over again, thinking today it will be better. I think there is something about letting the stuff you practiced simmer in your brain a bit and letting it come out again later.
There is a particular piece that I’ve been working on for about 2 weeks and I was just thinking I should take a break from it, when I read your post.