Quick note

I am feeling a little better about the whole lesson thing. I have to say, I am noticing that I'm really paying a lot more attention to sound quality and what my hands are doing, and the teacher's words are sticking with me. So perhaps there is more method to the madness than I was perceiving.

The question, though, is whether noticing these things actually improves my playing. I think improvement must come from a combination of noticing, knowing what to change and how, and then doing it.