Posted by Tim Murphy on March 02, 2001 at 20:38:15:
In Reply to: mental image posted by Steve Dedman on March 02, 2001 at 01:38:10:
Interesting topic...
According to my Physiology/Anatomy teacher, certain things, like playing an instrument, become a learned response, and the brain no longer has to process "push down middle finger to play B". It becomes nearly instinctive, and the fingers (and lips) begin to know what to do without thinking...this is what makes fast sections possible, because if you had to think about mashing buttons when you came across every note, you'd go insane.
My humble 2 cents,
Tim Murphy