Music is a mystery for people who play it, write it, listen to it, and write about it. The only thing I can really do when I try to say something about music is assume.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Article about Meadowmount in Business Week
This is a very interesting article about the the Meadowmount School of Music. The unnamed writer of the article (s/he identifies himself or herself as a lapsed cellist) suggests that perhaps quantity of practice is more important than talent.
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Interesting article. Good food for thought, the way they identified the number of hours it takes to get good-- and the particular practicing skills.
I told a young cellist friend about the Business Week equation about the number of hours you need to get good and she was encouraged. I think that the quality of the practice makes as much of a difference as the quantity, and that practicing mistakes, both physical and musical, can hinder progress.
I am active as a composer, a violist, a violinist, a recorder player, and as a teacher. I have been keeping this space in the blogosphere alive with assumptions about music (and assorted other things) since 2005.
2 comments:
Interesting article. Good food for thought, the way they identified the number of hours it takes to get good-- and the particular practicing skills.
I told a young cellist friend about the Business Week equation about the number of hours you need to get good and she was encouraged. I think that the quality of the practice makes as much of a difference as the quantity, and that practicing mistakes, both physical and musical, can hinder progress.
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