There are many skills you need to become a great musician such as developing good technique, being good at ear training, and having a good knowledge of music theory.  None of these are the Core Skills but they help improve all four.  The 4 Core Performance Skills are the 4 types of situations that you might be expected to do in a performance.  Most people are better at one than the others, and only a small percentage of musicians take the time to become excellent at all 4.  If your practice leads you to develop all 4 skills as well as you can, you are going to find that you understand music from every angle and are the type of flexible musician who will be extremely valuable! This is the 1st of a 5-part series.  In this episode, learn what the 4 skills are and why I chose them.  The next 4 episodes will each focus on one skill at a time. Previous episode mentioned: Music Theory Checklist | Ep31 Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit  You can find this episode and links to this show on all podcast apps from https://musiciantoolkit.podbean.com/. If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice.  You can also find the podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1 This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps private teachers of all types (music, yoga, martial arts, academic tutoring, coaches, etc) with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling.  Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.