- Learn to sing well enough to feel and internalize the intervals.
- Know the chords before you chase the notes.
- The bass tells you more than you think.
- If it doesn’t come up to tempo, something’s wrong.
- Their hands aren’t your hands—find your own way.
- Keep the strong notes.
- Better to be simple and solid than complicated and shaky./li>
- Practice the way you perform.
- Step away—your ears reset.
- Not every note you hear was played.
- With music being a lanquage, take the time to get the accent right.
- Energy comes from being together, not just faster.
- Nothing teaches faster than doing it wrong in public.
- Do the work, then make it your own
- Play the song, not the instrument.
- Tone is in the touch long before it’s in the gear.
- Space is a note—use it.
- A good rhythm part makes the solo sound better.
- Don’t confuse difficulty with depth.
- The audience remembers the emotion, not the accuracy.
- Listen more than you speak, great players react.
- Style is something that happens while you're learning other things.
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