New Year Blues

Happy New Year folks.

What changes lie around the corner? Who knows, we have to take each day as it comes.

Too much is made of trying to play fast. Yes, it's visually impressive, but it exposes you as an unimaginative moron if you rely on it too much. True freedom of expression is slow, and you need to transmit what you're feeling into your instrument so that the audience knows what EVERY note means to you.

Once you start to head in that direction, creative doors will just start to open up for you. Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's all well and good (sometimes even NEEDED) to play meaningless fast stuff, as there is a message in those passages too.

Note selection and phrasing is key. Don't ever forget that. Have a nice day folks.