When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
Yo-Yo MaBach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.
Yo-Yo MaWhen you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.
Yo-Yo MaI think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if thought of as a language, would perhaps indicate that as early as possible is not so bad. I do believe that a really nurturing first teacher that makes the child love something is crucial.
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