Dealing With Failure as a Musician

This video is to start a discussion /offer support to developing musicians who feel frustrated and defeated while in the process of GRINDING to become better. (Music is a lifetime grind)
At the end of the video, I do my best to give actionable advice to musicians who are very serious about finding better, healthy ways to cope with failure or making mistakes.
Especially as a student, it can be very frustrating when you feel that you have worked very hard, working all semester preparing for a performance, and you come away from it feeling unsatisfied--and then it's time to move on to the next thing!
With that said, I would like to emphasize that Both Hobbyists, Amateurs, and Professionals are welcome here and are willing to be a part of this discussion.
Also--there is so much more to be discussed on this topic, but I really wanted to keep the video relatively concise and leave room for people to share their thoughts and add some nuance. For example, another thing that can be discussed is our mental approach to performing, especially regarding the minutes leading up to a performance.

[@JohnZazoMusic]

This video is to start a discussion /offer support to developing musicians who feel frustrated and defeated while in the process of GRINDING to become better. (Music is a lifetime grind) At the end of the video, I do my best to give actionable advice to musicians who are very serious about finding better, healthy ways to cope with failure or making mistakes. Especially as a student, it can be very frustrating when you feel that you have worked very hard, working all semester preparing for a performance, and you come away from it feeling unsatisfied--and then it's time to move on to the next thing! With that said, I would like to emphasize that Both Hobbyists, Amateurs, and Professionals are welcome here and are willing to be a part of this discussion. Also--there is so much more to be discussed on this topic, but I really wanted to keep the video relatively concise and leave room for people to share their thoughts and add some nuance. For example, another thing that can be discussed is our mental approach to performing, especially regarding the minutes leading up to a performance.

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[@jz31832]

What an outstanding perspective and lesson on growth.

[@JohnZazoMusic]

Thanks for watching :)

[@na9110]

This is just the video I needed lol. I definitely make faces when I make mistakes

[@JohnZazoMusic]

Glad you found this helpful! Thanks so much for watching btw :)

[@sebastianbottone]

Loved this! Thank you for sharing. Your points on body language were fantastic. I think this message will help many individuals out in mindfully improving their craft. I would like to add - mistakes are never 100% preventable; always be kind to yourself! If all humans make mistakes, we can cancel out the variable in terms of it being critical of ourselves as artists and people. Also (this may ruffle some feathers)- in my opinion, blatantly criticizing someone for making a mistake as part of feedback is NOT constructive criticism. When it comes to giving feedback to others, not everything can be justified as helpful feedback. I believe that if it is destructive to the person receiving the feedback, it is destructive criticism by definition.

[@JohnZazoMusic]

I completely agree with everything you said! I think for a future video, I could perhaps talk more about healthier ways of thinking/reflecting on mistakes because you're right; they are not 100% preventable, but we can do things to reduce their frequency, as well as their impact. Just want to be clear that most of the time, mistakes are not a big deal, and the audience will (usually) not even notice them. So it's best not to react in the moment and focus more on all the good/hard work you put in! With that approach, the audience will be much more likely to appreciate the performance, I think. Regarding feedback, I would agree, especially for higher-level musicians. 100% of the time, they are already aware when they make a mistake, so it's pretty much a wasted effort to point it out to them. Instead, it would be better to get them tools to help reduce mistakes and reduce the impact that they have on the performance (by teaching musicians not to allow mistakes to have power over their mental approach to a performance)

[@nino-ciampa]

Great video John!! Very insightful and informative plus the editing looks super clean and professional!

[@JohnZazoMusic]

Thanks Nino!

[@honokamasuyama8567]

Awesome video! This is what I need to remind myself every time I perform!

[@JohnZazoMusic]

Thanks for watching Honoka!

[@cashtwonine]

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[@JohnZazoMusic]

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