If you've been trying to convince yourself (or your students) to do more self-recording, here's a study that illustrates why this is such a useful practice tool. And also suggests that we might not be quite as good at simultaneously performing and critiquing as we'd like to think.

Evidence That You're Probably Not Great at Performing and Critiquing Your Performance at the Same Time

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