That is the line from Disney's Meet the Robinsons movie that my wife and I bought the other day. While it seems very simple, nothing can be more true. I hope this will soon be a great source of strength for me as I continue on this journey. With that being said...
I read recently (where I can't remember... some good that is!) that practice is important to an aspiring musician like myself. (Sometimes the best wisdom, no matter how obvious, demands repeating.) The article suggests that a true professional will be practicing at least fifteen to twenty hours in a week. Of course my first reaction to this was to try and increase my practice time and opportunities. As I played, however, I soon realised that I am , well, let's just say that I am in need of come catch-up lessons. There are still good things about my playing, but I am discovering more bad things as I go. This I feel is a good thing of course. The problem comes when I practice with too many problems and not enough corrections. While practice may make you better, that improvement only comes through trial, error, recognition and correction. Practice makes permanent, and so, before I try to up my practice hours to twenty per week, I had best find a private teacher and address the issues I do have.
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I would increase your practice time anyway. Better to practice badly and make small improvements than not to practice at all and not improve at all.
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