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The topic ''Musicians are sensitive'' brings me to open this topic in blog form....... it can be seen as an extension of it...!

At the risk of being scolded, berated, banned, opening a can of worms, disliked, misunderstood or otherwise... : ) ...I'd like to see how people feel about constructive criticism.

It strikes me that among the many great things that are offered on FW, constructive criticism isn't being offered very often here on FW.
Are musicians really that sensitive........?
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We share one common language on FW: English.
Yet the country you're from - even if it's a country where the native language is English - and your culture determine how you interprete what you read , how you read it : )
Here's something I wrote in a post the other day: ''In my book, there are....''
After I'd written the post, someone asked me in the FW chat: ''you wrote a book?'' At first I hadn't a clue what was meant, then I realized.... : ) and later someone else asked: ''what's your bo… Continue

This is part of a post in which an FW member asked about how to best build speed:

......'' I find that sometimes I'm doing pretty good, gaining speed, and then my mind seems to notice how fast I'm going and then I totally lose it. this happens even with music that I know well, can play by memory, and have been playing for a good while. What is the best way to get past this block?''

This question touches on something very important!

I'll describe what actually happens duri… Continue