Reasons for Playing: Micro-Lessons

Short & sweet reminders for cultivating a healthy attitude towards all our music-making…

In three formats: YouTube video, Audio (MP3), and Slideshow (PDF)…

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  • Piano-ology Reasons for Playing Music Micro-Lessons Title Page
  • Our reasons for playing should be bigger than the music. Things such as creativity, fun, freedom, fellowship, self-actualization, peace, service, and love of life.
  • Studying and playing music should relieve stress, not create it.
  • Your yardstick for success is the only one that counts.
  • Your happiness is more important that what people think off you.
  • Studying music gives you the opportunity to see that you are smarter and more talented than you think.
  • Mastery belongs to those who refuse to quit when things seem impossible.
  • Men trip not on mountains, but on stones. -- Hindustani proverb
  • Happiness is possible when you the master of, not a slave to, your talents.
  • Authentic art is not a commodity to be marketed, consumed, and collected. Authentic art is a vehicle that connect, inspires, and heals.
  • Talent alone can take you only so far. Love, on the other hand, will take you to places you cannot yet imagine.
  • Dont play to impress. Play to connect--with the music, with yourself, and with others.
  • Having fun is more important than being perfect.
  • Having a life is more important than having a career.
  • You can only be happy if your music is a way to connect with others, not to compete with them.
  • Myth: The gift is talent. You either have it or you dont. Truth: The real gift is love. You either have it or you dont.
  • Whether you think you can or think you cant, youre right. -- Henry Ford
  • Let your musical life reflect you deepest values and you cant go wrong.

also see… Inspiring Quotes for Musicians

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