Archive for November 30th, 2009

Learning How to Practice

2 Comments Published by David Motto November 30th, 2009 in Music for Beginners

When someone says, “I want to learn to play the [YOUR FAVORITE INSTRUMENT HERE], they may not know it, but what they are really committing themselves to is “I want to learn how to practice.” Let’s be clear: I don’t mean to say that practicing is anyone’s primary goal.  It’s not.  You should create a primary [...]

Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
--Unknown author