Nothing helps technique more than listening

Interestingly. Spending some time at the start just listening to the character of the instrument before getting into studies help the body accept what is required.


Listening to the sound & comprehending the music is a shortcut to technique. Technique without listening to the character of the sound & comprehension of the music is inhibited and easily undermined.

Physical technique without musical comprehension & an ability to listen is meaningless.

Additionally. Playing with the metronome makes it difficult to listen to play with comprehension. I think the metronome should only be deployed when checking any hiccups. Primarily used after the music has been comprehended.

I find it helps to think about the following whilst playing...
"How would this sound if someone else wasy playing and I had never seen/heard/considered or known of the instruments existence until right now? What would I hear?"