You want your ear and your fingers to become as one; to develop good ear-hand coordination, so to speak.
Listen and appreciate the various inflections you can impart to the sound as you play. You can make the sound sing sweetly, bark angrily, dance joyously, laugh, cry, boast. Pay attention and observe how your interaction with the instrument can bring out these qualities and others in your sound.
Never play mindlessly--focus on the character of the sound that you make. Strive to make the kind of sound you think best compliments the music you are playing. Be it a simple exercise or a complicated performance piece, always make it music and not just noise.
Once you have a degree of control over the technical aspects, musicality will come naturally as long as you have the habit of actively listening and shaping the sound you create.
Always listen first, and a fine musician you shall become.
Listen and appreciate the various inflections you can impart to the sound as you play. You can make the sound sing sweetly, bark angrily, dance joyously, laugh, cry, boast. Pay attention and observe how your interaction with the instrument can bring out these qualities and others in your sound.
Never play mindlessly--focus on the character of the sound that you make. Strive to make the kind of sound you think best compliments the music you are playing. Be it a simple exercise or a complicated performance piece, always make it music and not just noise.
Once you have a degree of control over the technical aspects, musicality will come naturally as long as you have the habit of actively listening and shaping the sound you create.
Always listen first, and a fine musician you shall become.