DESCRIPTION:
See my blogpost for more about this: http://www.artoffreedom.me/practicing-don-juan-with-alexander-technique-and-my-inner-critic-2/

In this video, I'm giving myself time to experiment with sticking to AT principles while lifting the bow and practicing the opening of Don Juan. Practicing in this way is confronting, and I find myself face-to-face immediately with my inner critic. The only way to quiet this critic is to COMPLETELY IGNORE the fact that I'm playing the violin. Not easy to do, this will require quite a bit of practice over time. It's also scary because it feels like I don't know how to play the violin anymore, and it sounds terrible to me - even though it's not so bad when I listen to the recording later. I will continue with this self-disciplining practice because I KNOW that I am improving in this way. What an adventure!!