Play from memory

Play from memory and OWN the music.

Reading the music from the sheet doesn't give the brain enough time to imagine and create.

A great exercise is to stop, read ahead and play, then stop, read and play ahead. The iterations can be as short or as long as preferred. Don't read whilst playing.

To play from memory engages the mind and enables it to own and generate the sound. To read off the page is to bypass the brain and simply replicate the written notes without any enjoyment. This especially applies to intonation and schradieck studies. Simple analystical stuff.

Own more, play less.