Music Video Lesson: The Power of Focus in Practice

Where is your focus during practice? On your fingers, the notes, or the music's emotion? Let's discuss how directing your attention can enhance your musical performance.

Directing your attention externally towards the sound and musical expression, rather than internally on mechanics, can lead to more expressive and effective performances.

Let's explore how attention on focus impacts learning and performance.

By shifting your focus to the music itself, you engage more deeply with your instrument.

Use active listening. This can be very challenging for pieces you have been working on for a long time.

Try to have fresh ears by bringing new ideas to your music, whether it's playing at a faster or slower tempo than usual, or louder or softer, or different balance of the hands. All of these techniques will help you to stay tuned mentally to your music.

This approach encourages a more holistic understanding of your pieces and fosters a stronger connection with your audience.

By embracing external, attentional focus, you not only improve your technical skills, but also elevate your musical expression, leading to performances that resonate with both you and therefore your audience.

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