“How can we have a goal in practice, feel inspired by a sense of purpose and direction, and yet avoid becoming caught in a tangle of straining and striving?” –Joseph Goldstein, author Insight Meditation, p. 29 Have you ever felt entangled by your musical aspirations,...
“Music is indivisible. The dualism of feeling and thinking must be resolved to a state of unity in which one thinks with the heart and feels with the brain” –George Szell, conductor (George Szell: A Life in Music, p. 212) Have you ever heard a note-perfect performance...
“Ultimately, your musical progress will depend more on your skillfulness with the creative process than on any talent.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 313 We dedicated musicians invest heavily in growing our abilities because we know that the personal and professional...
“Everything you know is important. But you shouldn’t assume that the poem or music you create will come from what you know; it comes from what you don’t know.”* –W.S. Merwin, poet Suppose that you’re about to practice, compose, or improvise: Do you aim to restate past...
“Deep practice entails achieving mastery, integration, and transcendence with everything that you play or sing.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 20 The December-January issue of The Musician’s Way Newsletter has now arrived in subscribers’ inboxes. With more...
