02-14-2014, 06:13 AM
Thank you very much for taking the time to present your anatomy references! Quite interesting that those are almost completely different from those I own. No wonder that your studies look quite different from what I know (style wise, the content should hopefully be the same :P)
But I agree on the importance of getting the fundamentals down with the help of some books or similar, the hard part here is finding a ressource that fits the person, as not everybody learns equally good from each teacher. After getting some understanding of the basics I think the most important part is just investing the hours. And some more hours. Then repeating the basics, as at that point one can grasp more and finer details. Then more hours. This is actually quite important for me, the approach of going through the circle several times.
And then I think one can profit from more advanced courses like CGMA. You are right about the danger of "mindless practice" though, that is something I always struggle with. I think mixing up different kinds of exercises and trying out new approaches can help avoid that pitfall.
You and your spoon, I like those :P What is your approach for those? trying ot different techniques each time?
But I agree on the importance of getting the fundamentals down with the help of some books or similar, the hard part here is finding a ressource that fits the person, as not everybody learns equally good from each teacher. After getting some understanding of the basics I think the most important part is just investing the hours. And some more hours. Then repeating the basics, as at that point one can grasp more and finer details. Then more hours. This is actually quite important for me, the approach of going through the circle several times.
And then I think one can profit from more advanced courses like CGMA. You are right about the danger of "mindless practice" though, that is something I always struggle with. I think mixing up different kinds of exercises and trying out new approaches can help avoid that pitfall.
You and your spoon, I like those :P What is your approach for those? trying ot different techniques each time?