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

Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next

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

If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse.

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

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

Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.