Skype call- 16th November
Many interesting points were raised during this call, some of the ones that stood out to me are: • teaching and mentoring styles and how they can impact you as person, along with effecting if you are an introvert or an extrovert. One thing that stood out was being stripped back and built back up. This can be important for technique, but has made me question whether or not this can affect your creativity; because after all you are being taught your way of doing it is wrong and are being shown how to move in the 'right' way for a genre. • criticism- why it is more prevalent in the performing industry, how it can affect yourself and your practice. Self criticism, in my opinion is vital to developing as an artist. However, it is only beneficial if kept in check and not allowed to consume you. • the importance of separation from your job and finding other hobbies, or the opposite- the impact (which can be positive) of fully immersing yourself in your practice and career. For me, ful...