Precision Chooses the Room

Studio Note

What appears to be over-attention may be a particular kind of listening. Some part of the mind is following the meaning of the sentence, while another part is listening to its movement, its pressure, its temperature, the way it gathers itself in the mouth and then opens in the body. A line can carry an idea and an atmosphere at the same time. It can clarify and resonate in the same breath. It can ask for precision while still wanting music. That sensitivity to both registers is part of the instrument.