Does How We Look On Stage Matter More Than How We Sound...?

The Bulletproof Musician

Have you ever wondered how much the visual aspect of a performance matters to the listener?
Like, if you were going to enter two competitions, where one required submitting an audio recording and the other required a video recording, which one would you have a better chance of being accepted to? Or would it make any difference at all?
A 2013 study of international competition finalists went viral, when it seemed like the results suggested that how a musician looks on stage matters more than how they sound. But is that really what the study found?
Get all the nerdy details here:
Does How We Look On Stage Matter More Than How We Sound...?

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