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

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.

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

[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with them.

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

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