Music Practice Quotes

26 quotes by 8 authors

• If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected. — William Westney
• There will never come a time when you don't have to practice — J J Johnson
• There's very little to be said for learning a piece note by note, reading the rhythmic markings, practising the fingerings and following your instructor's suggestions,… — Barry Green
• . .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room. — William Westney
• The most efficient way to memorise a piece is to use the one which proceeds in an error free manner — Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Sound is not simply what we hear or play, but equally a feeling in the body — Howard Snell
• The underlying aim of practice . .is to create certainty through the development of high-quality listening. — Howard Snell
• If you have fun when you practice, you may also learn more and perform better — Barry Green
• Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits. — Howard Snell
• Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear — William Westney
• Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses. — William Westney
• Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to… — William Westney
• Most of us have very clear memories of the self-critical internal conversation running on in our heads while we were playing poorly, and yet it… — Barry Green
• It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player… — Howard Snell
• 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
• . . when the initial excitement of playing starts to evaporate, good habits are needed to sustain the learning process. — Howard Snell
• The most valuable practice aid is patience. — 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 words.… — Howard Snell
• [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. — William Westney

Who Wrote These Music Practice Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 26 Music Practice Quotes as follows:

• 9 Music Practice Quotes by William Westney
• 9 Music Practice Quotes by Howard Snell
• 3 Music Practice Quotes by Barry Green
• 1 Music Practice Quote by J J Johnson
• 1 Music Practice Quote by Sergei Rachmaninoff
• 1 Music Practice Quote by Berthold Auerbach
• 1 Music Practice Quote by Billy Corgan
• 1 Music Practice Quote by Johann Sebastian Bach