Question: Hey buddy, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Answer: Practice!
Conventional wisdom says, "Practice makes perfect.” Usually, when you take music lessons, you are expected to spend a certain amount of time practicing. The truth is that sometimes the only thing practicing makes you perfect AT is practicing.
My idea has always been that, if you insist on using the word “practice”, use it in the same way as doctors and lawyers.
When doctors talk of practicing medicine, they do not mean that they are rehearsing in order to get better at it. The same goes for lawyers. It reminds me of what Yoda says in Star Wars, Episode V, “Do or do not; there is no try.” I tell my students to Play, even if it’s a simple exercise. Consider that every time you play, it’s a performance, even if you are the only one in the audience.
So, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? PLAY!
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