Playing the right notes isn’t enough!

Yo, something I want you guys to start thinking about: at some point, just playing the right notes isn't really the standard ya should be shooting for.

Obviously if you play a wrong note, that's a mistake. We all understand that. But what if you play the RIGHT note and the tone sounds like crap?

Or one note randomly jumps out way louder than everything else? Or you cut a note off too early? Or you're playing a chord and the melody is completely buried?

Those are mistakes too!

I think one of the biggest changes that happens as you get better is that you start raising your definition of what counts as a mistake. It stops being "Did I play the right notes?" and starts becoming "Did that actually SOUND the way I wanted it to?"

That's a much higher standard, but it's also where shit starts sounding really good.

Where are you at with this right now?

P.S. If you feel like you're stuck at that first/second stage and want my help figuring out what you actually need to work on, you can book a call with me here

🎯 Brooo I'm still just trying to hit the right notes

🫣 I'm starting to pay attention to this stuff

✅ I'm already pretty picky about how every note sounds

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Playing the right notes isn’t enough!