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Getting the kind of results you want involves more than buying a bunch of DVD's and books. Your initiative when it comes to making the most of the piano learning tools that you acquire is at the top of the list of importance.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all in favor of taking advantage of learning tools. As a matter of fact, when it came to collecting piano playing how-to books, I was the king! But it's what you do once you have the tool in hand that counts. This doesn't apply to every individual reading this, but it does apply to a few: some people have the mind set that "acquiring the book" puts them steps ahead. There is this inner rationalization that collecting more information will make a difference on its own.
I know it doesn't seem logical that people actually operate in this manner. But they do! Hey, there's no preaching here. Why can I relate to this? Because time and time again I've been there, too.
"Wow, this looks like a great book, based on what the ad says! I think I'll grab it." Book arrives. Book sits on shelf. Awaiting magical transfer. Magical transfer soon begins on day 7 or 8. Words from book seem to pass through the air and arrive into the purchaser's brain where education begins. Person suddenly becomes stimulated, rushing to piano with more confidence than ever. (If the motivation to start practicing piano really works this way for you, more power to you!)
Well it doesn't really work that way, but some people sure do act as if it does. Why the procrastination? Well, maybe the task of reading an entire book (or watching an entire video) seems like a huge task. But how about just opening that book or playing that video for a minute or two, allowing some new information to make its way to you, possibly creating a positive difference for you?
Perhaps a first reading or viewing didn't inspire you to take action. Could it have been the mood you were in at the time? Maybe you will be be more receptive the next time around. Key point: take action.
There is a little manual that I wrote entitled The Ultimate Secret To Creative Piano Playing. It's not a book with any musical examples whatsoever. It contains a message for the individual who aspires to learn to play in a creative fashion. The essence of the message points to the kind of initiative I'm referring to here.
Remember that infamous "Tootsie Pop" commercial?
"How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"
It seems that so many individuals are in a rush to get to the "sweet rewards" without enjoying the process of making it through the "candy" that leads to such rewards. If you truly aspire to take your playing to the next level, consider your personal attitude toward the material you are working with (or playing with) right now. Are you making the most of it? Are you accepting it only at face value and expecting it to naturally lead you to the glory? Or are you reading between the lines so as to extract all that you can from the lesson you have before you? Are you able to be receptive to other lessons contained within it? In other words, are you approaching the lesson at hand with an open mind in the true sense?
This is a main point that I really try to get across to students of ProProach. I get many emails asking, "Dave, can I get all the lessons at once?" When I get that question, two ideas go through my mind. The first is one of gratitude because I'm truly appreciative of the enthusiasm this individual possesses for learning more information. The second is that this person isn't really wanting to enjoy the "candy" for what it is able to offer. That program was designed with the premise that a person would have the opportunity to treat each lesson as I have described above.
Trust me, of all people, I know what this sense of "urgency" is all about. I think if we take that energy that we have for wanting to move ahead and transfer it to appreciating and learning more from what is in front of us, the positive effects will be astounding.
“Remember the great adversity of art or anything else is a hurried life.”
Robert James Waller, American author, photographer, and musician
Unwrap it... taste it... taste it some more... savor it... chocolate awaits.
Remember...
Always...
ALWAYS...
PLAY WITH PASSION!
Musically,
Dave
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Dave Longo is the creator and owner of PianoAmore.net, a site devoted to showing the
adult piano student how to unleash "The Creative Genius Within." Reach your musical
potential by taking advantage of the many piano learning tools at the site.
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