Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear

Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear

. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.

When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self-acceptance for those who are so used to driving themselves and trying to please others.

If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.

Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.

Learning itself is a fulfilling adventure at all points in the process. In fact, psychologists have listed learning as one of the basic, universal joys of human experience.