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I can not tell how valuable this is for me and other players. Most of us are not Beethovan, who could play and compose even being deaf. I would rather practice less, if I can play longer in life....I may have some additional questions, especially about the type of surgery available.... again this is invaluable, please accept my thanks until you are better paid...lol THANKS! Did you ever get a chance to read the other article about Bill McL?

David,

Thanks so much for the article...yes if you have that article in PDF or Word, I would love to have the Guitar Mag article also. I recently was sent an edition of Neurology Now (August 2010) and the cover article is about Billy McLaughlin who is dealing with Dystonia, a disease that scares me a lot. I am getting some numbing in my hands from time to time, so I am really trying to practice a more relaxed and ergonomic approach to the left hand. I am a trying to be aware of the tension which seems to be greater while I am learning a new piece, then as I work out some of the more difficult transitions and positions, the tensions "seems" to diminish. I am also convinced that the brain will learn the piece without playing it repeatedly, in other words, play it few times, then stop, sleep on it and wala, the brain has learned it without actually playing it and so forth. This is a change in my approach. Heretofore, I would just grind on the piece to death, then there seemed to be diminished returns and a waste of effort.