This is the hardest pillar. We are so focused on playing the right notes that we forget to hear the sound we are actually producing.
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That overlap is the glue. It prevents the "thud" of the hammer returning. When you master this, the melody doesn't sound like a xylophone; it sounds like a cello. Practice this slowly. Annoyingly slowly. Your ears will thank you. This is the hardest pillar
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We spend hours chasing the right notes. We drill scales until our fingers ache and chase metronome markings like a finish line. But somewhere between the fortissimo and the pianissimo , we often lose the one thing that turns a recital into a revelation: