Wednesday, February 15, 2006

practice makes perfect

actually, i don't know what's truer - practice makes perfect, or perfect practice makes perfect... that was a point of pointless debate at music camp years ago.

anyhow, i've just had an amazing practice session. i'm more relaxed, i can feel that in my forearm muscles in both arms, i'm aware of it. in the beethoven, i've found a way to play those left-hand triplets more musically, just by giving them some thought.

i really like all my pieces. i think that makes a difference. they're starting to take on new meaning at this stage too. it's like learning to walk - you focus on placing your feet one in front of the other and working out your balance. you don't notice anything else, until one day, you don't even give walking any thought anymore. and now, you notice everything you pass by, and how it all fits together, and you consider all the work and effort and heart that went into all of this beauty. and you wouldn't even know about it if you hadn't learned to walk in the first place.

how lucky i am.

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