Why Do We Make Misstakes? Part 1

Learn Your Material Too often we think that we know our solo or orchestral passage and wonder why we made an error on the concert. A wonderful measurement of how well you are prepared for a solo or exposed part in a concert is to use this test. Are you able to play your material ten times in a row without making a mistake? Most of us are content to play the passage one time without error. This is not an example of being prepared. Being able to play it correct one time means that you are now ready to…