The Best Advice, Part I: Frank Gabriel Campos

[NikolaTomic]

Here is the first entry in my blog series, "The Best Advice."

https://nikolatomic.com/nikolas-musings/2019/3/17/the-best-advice-part-i-frank-gabriel-campos

Thank you for reading.
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Nikola Tomić
https://nikolatomic.com/nikolas-musings/

[JayKosta]

Is the 'nugget' of that advice -

" with the instruction to stop playing at any point where I found myself forcing (as evidenced by a decrease in quality of sound and an increase in tension, particularly in the neck, shoulders, and upper back). "

And I assume the follow-on action would be to repeat the troublesome passage and learn (teach yourself?) how to play without 'forcing'. Or was there useful instruction about 'what to do' so that forcing wasn't necessary?

Jay
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Most Important Note ? - the next one !
KNOW (see) what the next note is BEFORE you have to play it.
PLAY the next note 'on time' and 'in rhythm'.
Oh ya, watch the conductor - they set what is 'on time'.