Klarinet Archive - Posting 000515.txt from 1995/06

From: John Blegen <blegen@-----.US>
Subj: Re: "Practice Makes Perfect?"
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:18:37 -0400

On Thu, 22 Jun 1995, Tom Ascher wrote:

> I vote for whatever is most likely to result in pleasure for Meghan
> and continued enjoyment throughout her life.

I can't argue with that. From my point of view, one won't really
practice unless one wants to. There have been times in my life when I
really didn't want to practice, and now, when it's difficult for me to
find the time, I want to! I will say that if I don't get some daily
practice in, and then I play a job, I can feel the lack of practice very
quickly, and I'm sure discerning members of the audience who have heard
me before can hear it. It's definitely a good idea to practice daily,
but motivation is very important. And I agree with Tom that it would be
a great shame if the obligation to practice daily took the fun out music
for Meghan.

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