Capability Quote by Howard Snell

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