Here’s an article that’s worth your time:
It’s written by a music professor (pianist) about many of the teachers he had throughout his life.
Much of the essay centers around one teacher in particular that he studied with at Indiana University (one of my alma maters as well). Among the many lessons he learned from this teacher, one is particularly pertinent to this blog:
“[He] said many times that you don’t teach piano playing at lessons; you teach how to practice—the daily rite of discovery that is how learning really happens.”
I’ve mentioned this to some of you since we’ve been back in session. In lessons we analyze, tweak, and suggest certain directions or procedures in which to place your focus. But the real learning happens on your own as you practice and engage in "the daily rite of discovery.”
So, what have you discovered lately?
Now go practice.
