Good listening is always the first step in the process…

Listening reminds me how precious it is to be here at all. And so, listening is the first step to peace, both inner peace…

— Mark Nepo

. . when the initial excitement of playing starts to evaporate, good habits are needed to sustain the learning process.

— Howard Snell

As soon as effective listening takes place, the ear identifies what needs to be done and guides the techniques search for a solution

— Howard Snell

The most valuable practice aid is patience.

— Howard Snell

It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the…

— Howard Snell

There is a direct parallel in the way that we speak, with natural variations of pitch and volume that give full meaning to our…

— Howard Snell

Sound is not simply what we hear or play, but equally a feeling in the body

— Howard Snell

Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits.

— Howard Snell

The underlying aim of practice . .is to create certainty through the development of high-quality listening.

— Howard Snell

Every good conversation starts with good listening.

— Anonymous

My music is colorful. The intention for it is to be good for whoever's listening to it, and my style is good for me.

— Amine

I can speak a little German, a little Spanish, and I was a psych major, so I'm good at listening to people's problems.

— Matt Walsh

“Within the church, good questions and good listening kill the assumptions we make about others that often exacerbate divisions and gaps between us. How…

— Christine Hoover

The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well.

— Steve Goodier

“If you are not good at speaking, be good at listening.”

— Alin Sav