*Seymour Bernstein, pianist, composer, teacher, and author of the book With Your Own Two Hands, has many encouraging thoughts on motivating us as musicians, and indeed, as human beings. I share a few thoughts from his book with you here:
*Look upon your talent as something uniquely yours and develop it.
*One thing is certain: your progress will be proportionate to the quality an quantity of the effort expended.
*The essential ingredient in a teacher-pupil relationship, as in all relationships, is the sincere concern of one person for another.
*Productive practicing is a process that promotes self-integration. It is the kind of practice that puts you in touch with an all-pervasive order.
Let's make an effort this month to have patience, hope, and self-love as we head to our pianos to practice. Enjoy the process, and don't angst so much about the outcome.
*Look upon your talent as something uniquely yours and develop it.
*One thing is certain: your progress will be proportionate to the quality an quantity of the effort expended.
*The essential ingredient in a teacher-pupil relationship, as in all relationships, is the sincere concern of one person for another.
*Productive practicing is a process that promotes self-integration. It is the kind of practice that puts you in touch with an all-pervasive order.
Let's make an effort this month to have patience, hope, and self-love as we head to our pianos to practice. Enjoy the process, and don't angst so much about the outcome.
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