Rather Than Going for What’s ‘Right’…

Play What Sounds Good to You

Music is so much more fluid than we often treat it. When we get caught up in whether we are playing it “right”, we run the risk of not hearing what we are doing well. If you’re caught in the trap of “WRONGNESS” try this:

For now, rather than going for what’s ‘right’, go for what you think sounds good. Drop what others have done. Use it as an option, rather than something to match. What's your take on it? What sounds good to you? Learning music is a process and you are somewhere in the middle of it so, for now, go for your good tempo, your best rhythm, your best note choices. Let it become something else, at least a little bit. If you've seen the Get Back documentary on The Beatles you saw how they played around with their own material. They often played their songs in other styles and even ridiculous, goofy ways! Then they went up on the roof and tracked the classic recordings we all know single takes.

Listen for what you are playing that is good and build from there. Perfection is the result, not the method.

Does this work for you or make it worse? Shoot me an email or leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you!

Cheers!

Bryan