A musical clinic is an informal meeting with a guest musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, where a small-to-medium sized audience

Audience

An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...

 questions the musician's styles and techniques and also how to improve their own skill. The musician might perform an entire piece

Piece

Piece or pieces may refer to:* A single unit of something* An informative or creative work, such as a work of art, journalism, academic research, etc.** Musical piece, a work of music, sometimes called an opus* Chess piece* Jigsaw puzzle piece...

, or demonstrate certain techniques for the audience to observe.

The objective is for the audience to learn from the guest musician. A musical clinic can apply to any type of musical instrument

Musical instrument

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...

, music or player. The clinics are often held at a musical instrument stores.