1) What the audience hears as mistakes 2) What you hear as mistakes

To improve your intonation, get to know each interval intimately. Each interval has a unique color or feeling when it is in tune. Internalize that interval feeling with slow practice and deep listening. Learning to bend the pitch is essential to playing in tune and finding the "in tune" feeling of each interval. I guide you through it here, and will start guiding yall through it at least once a month, but a couple of solo practice sessions when you're not rushed for time and can get into a meditative state will really serve you well. You want to be able to "paint with tone color" by using each of these intervals with intention! 1) Practice them on their own, with a drone tone 2) Practice with a drone tone and alternating between the 1 and each interval 3) Practice with a drone tone, alternating between the 1 and each interval, and alternating between the target interval and its immediate neighbors 4) Improvise freely back and forth between the 1, the target interval, and its neighbors! "Sounds have no moral value." No notes are bad notes, but some of them create a feeling of tension and some of them create a feeling of resolution. Learn carefully to feel the difference, and you can become masterful with painting with tone color. Ignore these instructions and ignore your ears and you are likely to sound out of tune when you play with others. Happy practicing!

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