POST #066 Fareed Haque on Playing Freely

A lot of music is taken really seriously , and that's a shame

I had another talented student who simply needed to listen to himself. I told him "Sing the note you want to play, and then play that note". Two hours later, he became relaxed enough to do that. He played beautifully for 15 minutes before saying, "You know what, that freaks me out!"

The biggest obstacle for most musicians is the fear of being in the flow.

(Fareeq playing some classical and jazz guitar - Ed)