Teaching Seems Quotes by William Westney

More Quotes by William Westney

William Westney has 9 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.
• . .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.
• Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear
• Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.
• Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what…
• If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse.
• Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.
• [perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with…
• The reason so many of us lose our bearings about practising early in life is that we practice in living rooms with…

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