Practicing Alone Poll

[Doctor Intrepid]

I've seen quite a few videos on-line recently where practice bass sitting down. This seems strange to me, for even when I practice alone I tend to stand rather than sit. So I thought this would be the obvious place to check if one way of practicing is favored. Hence, I've created a poll.

The question is when you are practicing alone do you sit, stand or evenly sit or stand?

 

[delta7fred]

I sit or stand or sometimes lie in bed. To me it doesn't make a lot of difference because it is the practising that is important, not how I do it.

The only time I will sometimes stand rather than sit is if I have to sing at the same time, and then only if I really have to "give it some" as it is very difficult to give it your all sitting down.

 

[two fingers]

Most of my practice time is learning songs. I stand and sit evenly.

If I am making a chart, or clicking around on the computer to go back a few bars or so I'm sitting.

But I can't sing worth a crap sitting. And I sing at least backups on almost all the songs I do. So once I get to the words I'm standing.

 

[Yetifaced]

When I'm first working on a song, I'll sit until I have it, then play it standing up to be sure I do got it. It's just easier to run the tools I use at my computer while sitting.

 

[shawshank72]

When I play alone I sit down 80% of the time.
When I’m working on something new and need to sing as well I stand.

 

[JRA]

i'm sitting more these days. doesn't matter the event.

 

[catcauphonic]

Standing 90% of the time

 

[dave64o]

Generally sitting. But, when practicing playing and vocals, standing.

 

[eJake]

I used to stand back when I was working on my stage game but now that I can be comfortable playing in different positions I tend to sit (with good posture) on a drum throne.

 

[Flamingo21]

I stand. My day job involves a lot of sitting.

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

I don't practice too often. But when I do, I'm sitting down reading a chart or playing along with a file on a disk or computer with the device within easy reach.

 

[ThinCrappyTone]

When practicing something to play it live, i’ll stand.

When practicing something to get it tight for recording, I’ll sit.

 

[AndyPanda]

When my band practices, everyone sits except me ... I hate sitting and prefer to stand. Sometimes it makes others uncomfortable that I'm standing when everyone else is sitting.

Maybe it's because I started out playing horns and vocals and you just can't get the same breath support sitting as you can standing.

 

[khutch]

I never sit while playing. In fact, I sing in a choir too and while we practice most of the time while seated I would prefer to stand the whole time.

 

[Bassbeater]

It might be worth noting that it's much easier to film yourself playing bass while sitting down.
I mostly play standing.
I practice not looking at the fretboard when I play and try to stand with good posture.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Don't most students in a music school usually sit?
Why would that be wrong?

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Don't most students in a music school usually sit?
Why would that be wrong?

It's not a question of right or wrong, but preference.

 

[Watchootognbout]

It's not a question of right or wrong, but preference.

Then the instructor in a school is imposing his preference?

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Then the instructor in a school is imposing his preference?

No. I'd say the preference of a tradition.

 

[gjbassist]

Practicing alone at home typically involves learning new songs, which is done using my computer. I sit so I have easier access to the computer.