If I can't play [this] there is something seriously wrong with me!

With all the practice and work that goes into playing the violin I find myself often with the concern....

"If I can't play [this] there is something seriously wrong with me!"

The statement itself is becoming a concern. It's seems to be some form of pre-doubt?! Definately something worth shedding.

Which leaves the question. Why is it that even after practicing something a lot it is still relatively impossible to accurately replicate previously mastered passage? Why is it that the skill is fleeting? Why is the skill difficult to categorically retain? Why is my body beyond my control?

There is sometihng very backward about all this question. The key seems to be in the 'relaxing' and 'trying less'....

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PLAY MUSIC FOR ENJOYMENT YOU IDIOT!