This week Alex and Helen discuss the pros and cons of perfectionism.

For many artists the desire to create perfection can be overwhelming. Perfectionism can have many benefits including producing work of a high standard, committing to a project with passion and motivation and inspiring others.

However, perfectionism can also have drawbacks. Perfectionism can cause us to hold artists to unattainable standards, forgetting that real live performance can, in no way, be perfect. Such perfectionism can lead artists to becoming overwhelmingly self-critical which can cause issues with creative freedom and performance anxiety.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that music is a living, breathing entity. It is not supposed to be perfect.

Episode edited and produced by Daisy Grant Productions.

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