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How to phrase music is a big topic.  Deciding which notes to emphasize makes your interpretation of a piece different from the way other musicians play.

Here’s a fun way to think about choosing which notes should stand out in your performance.

Let’s consider this sentence:

“I didn’t say you could take my money.”

Read each of these versions of this sentence to see how emphasizing a single word can change the meaning, sometimes in comical ways.

I didn’t say you could take my money.

I DIDN’T say you could take my money.

I didn’t SAY you could take my money.

I didn’t say YOU could take my money.

I didn’t say you COULD take my money.

I didn’t say you could TAKE my money.

I didn’t say you could take MY money.

I didn’t say you could take my MONEY.

It’s interesting how different each of these seem.  The same is true in your music phrasing.

Carefully choose the notes that will stand out in your playing.  You’ll be changing the “meaning” of the music, and your decisions can have a big impact on your audience.