Our ornaments are a series of three notes played with the left hand that lead up to the main note played with the right hand. What makes them precise and beautiful is that each note is clear, evenly spaced, starts with lower volume, and gets higher until the main note is the loudest. At its fastest, it might sound like the whoosh of a car going by, but the goal is to make every note precise, audible, and even so you can hear the beauty of the whole phrase.
It is not as beautiful if you play it fast, unevenly, or too loud, so the notes are muddy rather than standing on their own.
Of course, I start thinking of Interior Design, haha.
Precision in the small elements that highlight the main pieces are just as important in design as in music.
You are so right, precise placement and scale and color are so important to the difference between meh, good enough, and great!
Precision – what a key word!
It is a great word we don’t often use….but it makes a huge difference!