I am one of those people who has to play the phrase over and over and over and overandoverandover as many times as it takes to get it right. If Mister minds it, he never says. I tend to wander about the house when I play so if I get frustrated I'll go off in the other room anyway.He said that many years ago, when he tried to learn the fiddle, his girlfriend at the time made him go outside. So he wasn't going to do that to me. Let's be honest, though, when you're first learning something it can be hard for other ears to hear.
I think maybe this is where "better or worse" comes in...