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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2006/10

From: philfrei@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] 10,000 hours
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:53:46 -0400


If it takes 10,000 hours to reach "world-class," how many to get into
the "freeway philharmonic" circuit? Or to become a regular sub?

Does time spent in rehearsal and concert count, or is it prorated
(depending upon the % of time counting rests)?

If the 10,000 hours are "diluted" over 20 or 30 years, do they still
retain their full value?

Does time spent in ear-training and harmony classes and activities
count? (Can one get partial credit for time spent composing?)

It kind of makes sense that the figure is the same for all top-level
activities. The "amount" of skill that makes world-class is probably
more a relative than an absolute, and 10,000 hours is a figure that few
are able to reach.

One thing is for certain, if you fixate on the end-goal, it is easy to
get discouraged. For example, 2 hours, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year
is rather difficult to maintain unless you are financially independant,
yet only comes to 500 hours a year, or 20 years to mastery. Better to
just focus on the task at hand in any given hour.

- Phil Freihofner
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