Klarinet Archive - Posting 000541.txt from 1995/06

From: Mike Vaccaro <MVPROD@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: "Practice Makes Perfect?"
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 12:11:19 -0400

PS : Perfect practice makes perfect.

In response to your e-mail that said:

Hope you can settle a recurring argument between my daughter and myself
about the merits of daily practicing. Meghan is almost fourteen, has
been playing and taking lessons for clarinet and bass clarinet for five
years. She's a VERY good musician for her age, but even though her
teachers say daily practice is important, she feels "if you can play a
piece perfectly you don't need to keep practicing", nor do you need to
practice scales, etc. every day.

As an old piano player, I say practicing every day helps the fingers
"remember" and the discipline of setting time aside every day for
practice is important too.

So please let me know your thoughts on this topic. Sorry if you've
covered it "ad nauseum" in the past, but she's agreed to abide by the
opinion of the majority of those who respond.

Thanks in advance,

Meghan's Mom

amjones@-----.edu