Monday, August 1, 2011

The musicians quandary


The guy I've been taking piano lessons from is truly
magnificent.

He's a technical master, a musician
he is always so encouraging and inspiring.
I have learned SO much from him already in playing and teaching.

And I'd love to take percussion lessons every now and again
but there doesn't seem to be anyone that I would want to take lessons from.
And especially someone like my piano teacher.

I look forward to practicing piano and making music
and learning how to control the instrument
and make it work for me not me work for it.
And I feel I might have lost that inspiration for percussion,
I mean, I love playing and I love learning
but I've got nothing to work for
no one to play for
I have no goals or accountability.
I guess I could take lessons from some old someone
but I don't want it to be counteractive.

Anyways, I want to learn how to take my piano knowledge
and use it in my percussive life, teaching wise especially.
I want to encourage and inspire my students so that they want to practice
so they want to put into effect what they've been learning.

Then you have the teenagers, and the kids who look like they don't care
what do you do with them??

I've got a lot to learn and a lot to do
but I want to be that percussion teacher who is like my piano teacher.
I want to encourage, inspire and motivate
even the most reluctant students!

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