Yeah, I know. The word we all hate. The word that no matter the profession, can bring sheer and utter dread. Practice! Practice! PRACTICE! What’s the old adage? “Practice makes perfect!” Do I HATE it? Ehhhh……… Let’s just say I think am of the majority. Sometimes (well, most of the time) I don’t look forward to it. Back in the day, I started at 30 minutes and eventually grew to three hours. A day. Four days a week. A one hour private lesson on the fifth day (circa 1968 $4/hr). The weekends were mine. Seldom did I practice on weekends.
The reason this is a subject now? Well, as you know, due to current events (one of which is namely, the coodie virus), we as a society had been admonished to ‘stay home’. The world was literally closed.
So, what did I do? Well, one of the many things I most definitely did was PRACTICE!! And practice MORE!! And I must admit, it took me back to a time when I looked at practicing as my own personal challenge. I loved it. I especially loved the challenge of figuring things out, then working it out. Well, that old challenge is back…. and with a vengeance. Admittedly, I had lost it over the years. I let life (and the business) get in the way. I am now working my way back to that three hours a day and loving the journey. Music is an amazing thing. I am eternally grateful it didn’t give up on me.
