Inspiring quotes for musicians: reminding us all that making music is always about something BIGGER than the music…
Prerequisites
LOVE of music… and the discipline to study and practice the right things the right way.
Lesson Goals
To zoom out and ask yourself: What does playing music mean to me? (in the deepest existential sense). And then studying and practicing accordingly.
Special Note from Frank
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Inspiring Quotes for Musicians
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an ARTIST.” ~ author unknown
“Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
“The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.” ~ Pete Seeger
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” ~ Chinese Proverb
Don’t think about making art. Just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or not, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” ~ Andy Warhol
No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.” ~ John Denver
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people.” ~ Roy Ayers
“When you [we] play music, you [we] discover a part of yourself [ourselves] that you [we] never knew existed.” ~ Bill Evans
“Music can change the world.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven
“If you ever get discourage… take five minute of your time to sit quiet and imagine yourself without hands. The joy to be able to do something so wonderful with your fingers, even if was only one note at each 10 seconds will sounds to you like a miracle of life. Soon you will get back to your piano with a new refresh BIG SMILE.”
~ author unknown
Please comment below with a quote that’s inspired YOU on your musical journey. Frank would love to share it.
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