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Practise the fingers, perform the sound

Fix with your eyes on technique. Perform with your mind on the effect.

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Hand-drawn diagram of framework 175, Practise the fingers, perform the sound: Fix with your eyes on technique. Perform with your mind on the effect.
Framework 175 · in one look
How to use it

In practice, look at technique when you're fixing a spot. When performing or recording, put attention outside the body, on the effect you want, with one word for it. Test both on yourself.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

C Evidence: contested. The research disagrees. Named, so you can stop worrying about it.

Sources

Hohagen & Immerz 2024 (51 pianists). The sports evidence on attentional focus is contested.

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