[SprintBob]

I'm beginning to believe that playing with feeling, playing with your soul, playing musically, or whatever you want to call it is as much a skill you have to recognize and learn how to develop as much as the effort we put into learning the mechanics and theory of playing a guitar (or any instrument). I'm just starting to learn how to play with more feeling to make my music more appealing to both myself and anyone listening and it's a challenge to stay in the moment and not be distracted. I'm sure it will be less of a challenge as my technical skills improve and my mechanics are more consistent.

I think it is not as complicated for a singer who is not playing an instrument as they do not have to deal with the physical connection to an instrument. This really makes me even more impressed by those who sing AND simultaneously play an instrument well, with feeling.