A simple post on a simple concept.
We get so focused on the beginnings of notes that I believe we tend to view the rest of the note as some kind of "placeholder" until the next attack.
In essence, we focus all our attention on the first 1% of each note rather than on the body of the whole.
The attack is not a separate event but merely the beginning of the tone.
When I listen to Alessi play, I'm drawn to how many of his notes have presence but without the attack as a discernable separate entity. When I listen to him, I don't think about the attacks, just the notes as a whole.
I also find it interesting how many of my students can so clearly hear how well the notes begin but struggle to hear subtle variations in how notes end.
Don't ignore the other 99% of the note.
That's where the music is.
