Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Why do we practice?


We practice because...

  • it's our only hope for progress.
  • it's our only hope against regression.
  • we don't want to merely like the idea of being a pianist, but we want to be the pianist.
  • there is so much to learn!

  • nobody else will practice for us.
  • somewhere, someone else is not making excuses.  They're getting better and playing the music you want to be playing.

  • we recognize that practice isn't punishment or a chore, but the proven secret to success, the formula that thousands of musicians follow every day!
  • if it were easy, EVERYONE would do it.  It's not always easy, but it's always worth it!
  • we don't think of it as something we have to do.  It's something we get to do!

It's all of the above.

"Practice only on the days you eat." -  sign in a high school band room.


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