Archive for January 22nd, 2010

Learning to Play Music: Middle Sections are as Important as Beginnings and Endings

1 Comment Published by David Motto January 22nd, 2010 in Music Practice Tips, Performing Music

Like me, you’ve probably had a performance where the beginning of your piece sounded great, but the middle was just okay.  Most musicians have experienced this situation, and it can be a bit unsettling while you’re on stage. There are many reasons this situation occurs, including always practicing from the beginning of a piece, not [...]

There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
--Johann Sebastian Bach