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title: "1 Annoyance Quotes By William Westney"
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> [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 - and healthy practice would simply sound too obnoxious, intrusive, repetitious and unmusical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/the-reason-so-many-of-us-lose-our-bearings-about-practising-early-in/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

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## Other authors on Annoyance

- [Michael Bassey Johnson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/annoyance/michael-bassey-johnson/)

## More by William Westney

> [Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/much-music-teaching-seems-more-concerned-with-controlling-the-student/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/robotic-correctness-is-the-last-thing-judges-want-to-see-or-hear/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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-acceptance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/when-the-good-student-chooses-the-honest-path-free-of-perfectionism/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/if-you-have-played-six-times-wrong-one-time-right-the-problem-is-not/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/learning-itself-is-a-fulfilling-adventure-at-all-points-in-the/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 them. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/perfectionism-leads-to-a-tendency-to-apologize-preemptively-for-one-s/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/the-most-crucial-ingredient-by-far-for-success-in-music-is-what/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/if-we-re-not-actively-making-things-better-chances-are-we-re-making/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/the-reason-so-many-of-us-lose-our-bearings-about-practising-early-in/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/don-t-attribute-mishaps-to-a-lapse-in-concentration-if-you-missed-the/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [Music study presents a natural, here-and-now route to selfknowledge and self-integration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/music-study-presents-a-natural-here-and-now-route-to-selfknowledge/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

> [Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/mistakes-are-immensely-useful-they-show-us-where-we-are-right-now-and/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-westney/music-the-most-abstract-and-uncanny-art-is-an-eternal-river-of-sound/)

[William Westney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-westney/)

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