It may start with a certain “blah” feeling when you walk by your piano.
But then it may carry on for a day or two or three, and then, before you know it, several days have gone by with little to no activity at the piano.
This happened to me for a spell many years ago and I didn’t know what it was about. Yet, it was the winter time and the room where my piano was in was on the cold side near a drafty window and the space was not too well lit either (and all the more so with darker days coming on sooner), and thus it seemed that I was less motivated than usual to practice.
However, once I addressed this, by practicing earlier in the day during the winter, and making sure that I kept the room at a more comfortable temperature, I began regaining my excitement for playing again.
Such physical variables can sometimes play a subtle role in piano practice. So it’s always good to do a check in the wintertime that your practice room is in a well lit space with a comfortable room temperature that is not too cold. If you celebrate the holidays, why not decorate your practice space and thereby increase its appeal and cheer for yourself?
If you suffer from seasonal affect disorder, that’s all the more reason to think of how you can create as supportive a space as possible during the wintertime.
If the coming winter season has maybe left you feeling a little blah toward your piano, is there a little something you can do to enhance your practice space today?
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