I didn't play oboe for a whole week

Published over 1 year ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader,

I had planned to practice all through Christmas break this past year. Especially with exams and auditions coming up.

Then my teacher said I should take that whole week off. What...?

One part of me was really nervous... there was so much to practice! But another part of me was super excited about that break. So I listened to my teacher and put my oboe away for the whole week.

I did a lot of wandering and looking at pretty views

Have you ever done this? Let me know how it went... just respond to this email.

That week off was full of surprises

I didn't realise just how much I needed the rest, and how beneficial the rest was to my future playing. Or that it would help my mind become more musical... with a ton of new ideas that I couldn't wait to try.

And I seriously didn't expect what happened when I came back to oboe. I thought I had gotten worse at oboe (which really scared me), but my ear actually got better. And I was able to see what I needed to improve.

Want to know the whole story? I go into way more detail about this in this week's podcast episode.

Let me share all about it!

All my best,

Eleanor

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