Oh, the unexpected (but valuable) things we see and learn when we sit in front of the camera to record our progress!
How often have I felt I was chugging along quite nicely on a new tune, only to make a video and see that...
No, actually that passage sounded hesitant... Or,
Wow, the mic hears my mando just fine from the front and I really don't need to dig in so hard. Or,
Those weird mouth movements of concentration and my serious death-day stare at my left hand reveal so much unnecessary tension in my body -- and make it look like I'm working at hard labor instead of making music -- as if I'm a wrestling match with a mandolin, and the mandolin is winning!
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