The other two items constituting "Artistic Judgment" do however require much special training.
Training as distinct from general pulsational training, because it is distinct from that of general musicianship.
We must have special knowledge of all the
means of expression, of which the particular instrument is capable.
We must possess the judgment and taste that will enable us to select precisely those means that will best convey our musical sense.
Such training is to be obtained :
- by listening to the performances of good players, when one has learned how to listen.
- by oneself experimenting at the instrument, and profiting from such experiences.
- by the most direct method, in other words, by taking advantage of the guidance of a teacher.
Provided, such teacher himself possesses the necessary knowledge and experience, but is also able to communicate his technique.
Keenness of pulsational-sense and perception of time-lapse, where the command over tone-production involves
special training for the particular instrument, implies the ability to draw from it every effect dictated by our musicianship, and
our artistic-sense.