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Hey Mark @the-old-coach and Fred @Mrfredsporty .
Mark said: “Earlier on in my TAC-career, very generally, I focused more on “doing LESS, but doing it “better”. Pretty-much perfect was the only option before I moved to the next step. But— I think I felt like I just wasn’t progressing “fast enough” or something….. So I pretty-much abandoned that general philosophy.”
“(Dumb analogy— Nibblin’ away on a giant cookie versus stuffing the whole thing in your mouth at once and chewing forever). Takes the same amount of time either way, right?”
So first, “perfect” can be very misleading. We do need to work on accuracy and people do get to the point where they can play something “perfectly”. But, yes, you say it in your edit, there is a balance. So, where is that balance?
Second, no, it would not be the same either way, and that’s really the point. It does make a difference whether you stuff the whole thing in or nibble.
So, here is a video that really helped my to see how to put the whole thing together. When do I try for perfection, when do I push for speed, when am I wasting my time and maybe even ingraining mistakes, how much should I go over old stuff, how much new stuff to learn? Lots of questions. This made them clear for me.
It’s called “Get better at music by practicing less” and the YouTube channel is Brad Harrison Music. (Just open YouTube and type the title into the search and you’ll find it.)
I hope this helps.
MG 😀