Almost finished with this piece, just have to do the border on the sides to make it a patch essentially. It’s The Protectorate symbol from Starbound. #starbound #needlepoint #handmade #patch #fiberarts #practice

Oh, wow... turns out that I do, in fact, have a fundamental tightness problem I thought it was only when playing against just the metronome but nope - no matter what I do, I'm consistently landing a few thou ahead of the beat.

This test is a 4/4 beat captured on a MIDI pad vs. hand claps through a mic - yesterday I did a bunch of tests with guitar & they all showed the same trend

I guess I have a lot of practice with the 'nome ahead of me

How to practice and master music
with minimal frustration

Mindfulness and music study skills are
the key to rewarding practice. But first, a sobering quote from Mark Twain: "Man is the animal most capable of learning from the experience of others ...but few do."
#musicians #learning #practice

http://www.singingwood.com/Frustration.html