Does Focusing on Musical Expressiveness in Performance Come at the Expense of Technical Precision?
The Bulletproof Musician
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The Effects of External Focus on Technical Precision on Musical Expression
Half of the musicians were instructed to perform while focusing on playing for the audience in the expressive sound of the music, which was the external focus condition. In terms of technical precision, there was no significant difference between the groups. And if anything, the external focus on expressive sound led to more technically accurate playing than focusing on technique did.
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