Music, the most abstract and uncanny art, is an eternal river of sound moving through time. We can free ourselves from whatever may be holding us back, and join that flowing river.
If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse. - William Westney
If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse.
- William Westney
Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it. - William Westney
Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.
Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next - William Westney
Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next
Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses. - William Westney
Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.
The reason so many of us lose our bearings about practising early in life is that we practice in living rooms with other family members in earshot - … - William Westney
The reason so many of us lose our bearings about practising early in life is that we practice in living rooms with other family members in earshot - …
Music, the most abstract and uncanny art, is an eternal river of sound moving through time. We can free ourselves from whatever may be holding us bac… - William Westney
Music, the most abstract and uncanny art, is an eternal river of sound moving through time. We can free ourselves from whatever may be holding us bac…
Learning itself is a fulfilling adventure at all points in the process. In fact, psychologists have listed learning as one of the basic, universal jo… - William Westney
Learning itself is a fulfilling adventure at all points in the process. In fact, psychologists have listed learning as one of the basic, universal jo…
[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with… - William Westney
[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with…
When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self… - William Westney
When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self…
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