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What does it mean?
Prioritizing the final auditory result over technical skill.
In plain terms
Playing correctly matters more than playing skillfully.
What can you take from it?
Focus on the end result rather than the complexity of execution.

Where it applies

  • artistic critique
  • technical vs artistic debate

Putting it to work

  • judge work by impact not technique
  • prioritize feel over perfection

Questions to consider

  • Is it possible to have good sound without technique?
  • How do you define 'right' in music?

Another view

Technique often enables the sound to be right in the first place.

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