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How we know what we do,
how we do it and where we are

“Our other senses – the five senses – are open and obvious; but this – our hidden sense – had to be discovered, as it was, by [the doctor and scientist Charles] Sherrington*, in the 1890’s. He named it ‘proprioception’ …because of the its indispensability for our sense of ourselves; for it is only by courtesy of proprioception, so to speak that we feel our bodies as…our ‘property,’ as our own.”
Oliver Sacks, “The Man who Mistook his Wife for Hat”

When we practice, we are using our senses to steer and observe our playing. Knowing more about how the mind and body and instrument coordinate is essential. We know that we see and hear what we do, and that we can feel with the instrument with our touch. We also know that we can smell and taste, but do not generally use these senses for playing! However, most people are unaware of how they experience their body and the space and objects around them. This can lead to practice habits

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How we know what we do,
how we do it and where we are

“Our other senses – the five senses – are open and obvious; but this – our hidden sense – had to be discovered, as it was, by [the doctor and scientist Charles] Sherrington*, in the 1890’s. He named it ‘proprioception’ …because of the its indispensability for our sense of ourselves; for it is only by courtesy of proprioception, so to speak that we feel our bodies as…our ‘property,’ as our own.”
Oliver Sacks, “The Man who Mistook his Wife for Hat”

When we practice, we are using our senses to steer and observe our playing. Knowing more about how the mind and body and instrument coordinate is essential. We know that we see and hear what we do, and that we can feel with the instrument with our touch. We also know that we can smell and taste, but do not generally use these senses for playing! However, most people are unaware of how they experience their body and the space and objects around them. This can lead to practice habits

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How we know what we do,
how we do it and where we are

“Our other senses – the five senses – are open and obvious; but this – our hidden sense – had to be discovered, as it was, by [the doctor and scientist Charles] Sherrington*, in the 1890’s. He named it ‘proprioception’ …because of the its indispensability for our sense of ourselves; for it is only by courtesy of proprioception, so to speak that we feel our bodies as…our ‘property,’ as our own.”
Oliver Sacks, “The Man who Mistook his Wife for Hat”

When we practice, we are using our senses to steer and observe our playing. Knowing more about how the mind and body and instrument coordinate is essential. We know that we see and hear what we do, and that we can feel with the instrument with our touch. We also know that we can smell and taste, but do not generally use these senses for playing! However, most people are unaware of how they experience their body and the space and objects around them. This can lead to practice habits