Well, my violin teacher used to say that there were three important stages that a musician has to go through - playing badly and being unaware of what is going on, playing well and  being unaware of what is going on, and finally, playing well and being aware of what is going on. When you&#x27;ve reached that final stage, you don&#x27;t just repeatedly play a tune and hope to get better - you play it, hear your mistakes or what you want to change, and then repeat those sections and adjust them until you are content. Blindly repeating patterns is something you should get past relatively soon if you&#x27;re hoping to get anywhere with an instrument.