How to Perfect Your Practice
“IT IS THIS SUBLIME AND ‘PURE’ STATE OF MIND THAT KEEPS US COMING BACK TO OUR INSTRUMENT FOR ITS OWN SAKE…”
was recently speaking to a great musician and friend about the fact that I was hoping to get a bit more time in the practice room this year. He jokingly replied; “Practice? You mean that thing that you do in a room, by yourself, for free?” While he didn’t mean it seriously, it actually highlights the fact that we, as musicians, must invest significant amounts of time practising our instrument for no monetary gain if we want to be good at it. And while our motivations for doing this may sometimes be mixed, the assumption is
