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Just blabbering here, so take it with a grain of salt...........
In all you do to prepare, make it fun. Have a blast with it when you practice. Dont just sit down and say to yourself, "OK, time to practice, so lets get serious.". No, Practice is the time you can try all sorts of different things out. And really go for it when you do. Thats why they call it practice, and not performance!
Hook up with someone on the P&W Team, and jam together as often as you can. Talk about gear with one another, and become close brothers/friends.
Start finding YOUR voice on your instrument, and start incorporating it into your playing. Small, judicious amounts at first, and then let your "voicing" find its spot in your playing.
The thing is I look at it like I am bringing a sacrifice to the altar. And I want it to be a joyful sacrifice (because we are after all, joyful givers......), and in a sense, with the best of my abilities, I want to lay myself down on the altar, and I do that with my music that I play for Him. So far, that has brought unmeasurable joy, and I really feel like God is blessed by this sacrifice of my humble, and meager skills, because I am pouring all I have out too Him, in Praise and Worship, and in my practice as well: My team mates laugh at me sometimes, that I get so into group practice, but its infectious with them, and they get into as well too!
Just a few ideas to make practice and playing more enjoyable.
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