About Quote by Yo-Yo Ma

Before you start a practicing regimen, you have to be aware that the study of music is a lifelong process-it's a discipline. And the…

— John Petrucci

The path of mastering something is the combination of not only doing the best you can do at it, but also doing it the…

— Anonymous

I approach mastering a little differently than some of my peers: I spend a lot of time creating a dialogue with the artist and…

— Emily Lazar

With every album, I write above my ability, and my job as a guitarist is to catch up and be able to play it…

— Zacky Vengeance

It takes ten thousand hours to truly master anything. Time spent leads to experience; experience leads to proficiency; and the more proficient you are…

— Malcolm Gladwell

A conundrum of music is that music brings people together, yet to become a skilled musician involves a certain amount of lonely time in…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

Throughout the years I have tried to hone my skills to gain mastery over the music in my head.

— Kip Winger

The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in…

— Grimes

When it comes to mastering a skill, time is the magic ingredient.

— Robert Greene

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

— Emeli Sande

I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

— Sade Adu

I actually think in music, learning technical stuff doesn't matter. You can be as technical as you like, but still sound awful.

— Sean Lennon