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This Weeks Article:
The Most Important Thing
A Piano Teacher Can Give
You
by Edward
Weiss
I've had a few piano teachers over the years. And I can't say
that they really helped me. Why? Because I can learn technique
pretty much on my own.
What I needed was for someone to help me TRUST MY OWN INTUITION
and act as a mentor guiding me to my desired goal, which at
that time, was to create my own music.
Think of a visual artist as an example. This artist may be able
to understand and apply different techniques to create a pleasing
work of art, but the art itself won't have that special X factor
that only comes when an artist fully trusts their own intuition.
Intuition is the most confusing thing for someone seemingly
without it to develop. That's because they've had a long time not
trusting in themselves and their own unique talent and ability.
Nothing is more important for without the
ability to trust yourself, you really won't be able to hear the
intuitive voice that is always present and is always willing to
guide you - if you let it.
The first step to accomplish this trust in yourself is to switch
from a product oriented attitude to a process oriented one. You must
let go of the need to produce something that is "good" or "bad."
Instead, allow for mistakes and experimentation. Improvise and start
out by using simple means. A few chords, a scale, some brief
instruction are all that is required.
You must be able to play! Children trust themselves and their
power of intuition without exception. They haven't learned how not
to. I like to use the analogy of finger-painting as
an example of this.
Put finger-paints and paper in front of a child and watch what
happens. They can't wait to get started in exploring this world of
color and form. They're not concerned with good or bad. What they
are concerned with is pure joy. And this comes from their ability to
suspend judgement and just
play!
 Until next week,
Edward Weiss
Quiescence Music
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