You are lucky, because I have already made a video about this subject of not just playing the notes. In this video I turn one of the most boring etudes into beautiful music. I explain how you can do this too with the pieces you are currently playing. Watch it here: How To Make that Boring Piece Sound Like Beautiful Music?

When you are playing together, it can be different to play from the heart. A lot of musical ideas, visualizations etc happen inside your head. I recommend watching the above video first and then going into this video to learn how you can do this together.

Here are 3 tips how to play from the heart together:

1) Dare to do it! A lot of people can pour there deepest feelings into their music when they are alone in their practice room. However, when they are performing or playing together, they are just playing the notes and worrying about what other people will think about them.

Dare to be different, to exaggerate, to express yourself, to try out different things and to play the same piece in very different ways.

Playing around will make your music better and more interesting. Don’t be afraid to show your feelings for your music.

2) Visualize with your band and talk about it! Talk about what you see in your head when you think about, listen to or play this music? What do you all think this music is about? What kind of images do you see? People can have very different views on the same piece played by the same people.

In your band you should exchange your different thoughts and ideas. All this different thoughts together can make great creative ideas and results.

It’s important that in the end you all agree on the ideas. When one person thinks it’s a romantic piece and the other thinks it’s an angry piece. When you play together it will sound weird.

When you agree about the ideas behind your music and your band will become a unity. You will not be separate persons playing the right notes together and trying to be in the same rhythm.