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

Music study presents a natural, here-and-now route to selfknowledge and self-integration.

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

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

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.

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