Still making mistakes in pieces after years of practising them

1. Do professional musicians make mistakes?
2. Why do I keep making mistake after mistake?
3. Why do I keep making mistakes on piano?
4. What do you do when you make mistakes all the time?

Do professional musicians make mistakes?

Professional musicians make mistakes, sure. But they know how to recover, and they don't let it affect their self esteem. Scatting was invented by Louis Armstrong when he forgot the words during a recording session (probably because he was high).

Why do I keep making mistake after mistake?

It has to do with neural pathways that get created as we do things. When we do something right, a pathway is created. Unfortunately, a pathway is also created when we something wrong. ... So the reason we keep making the same mistakes is that we slip by default back into existing neural pathways.

Why do I keep making mistakes on piano?

The reason why people often keep making mistakes is because of wrong fingering practised or because of not giving attention to the fingering from the start and they keep changing it. Continuously changing fingering creates a problem for your muscle memory. ... Yes, fingering is often the culprit as discussed above.

What do you do when you make mistakes all the time?

How to Stop Making Careless Mistakes

1. Figure out why you made the mistake.
2. Keep track of patterns with mistakes.
3. Prepare for tasks.
4. Slow down.
5. Leave time to double-check.
6. Stay in the moment.
7. Do one thing at a time.
8. Make checklists and to-do lists.