{"id":171388,"date":"2020-12-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=171388"},"modified":"2021-03-30T01:48:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T08:48:49","slug":"tq-bach-industrious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-bach-industrious\/","title":{"rendered":"J.S. Bach on How to Succeed in Your Daily Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/category\/tuesday-quotes\/\">Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cI was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite><em>J. S. Bach<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Amateurs ascribe much to talent. But anyone who has reached a high level at anything knows the time and work involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The great 20th-century pianist Arthur Rubenstein once said, \u201cDon\u2019t tell me how talented you are. Tell me how hard you work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even child prodigies have put in the hours, albeit at a young age. No one gains mastery without&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/getting-in-the-zone-flow-guitar\/\">training and practice<\/a>. While we may learn at different speeds than others, we all have to show up to the lessons and tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sustain a musical practice over time, a consistent routine is helpful. If we have to decide what to do each day, we\u2019ll likely stray off the path. We won\u2019t stick with anything long enough to learn it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice is most effective when we can sit down and get to it. Having to decide what to do in the moment is often a hurdle we avoid. But with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-practice-schedule\/\">general plan<\/a>&nbsp;we trust, we can focus our attention on the work before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And \u201cwork\u201d isn\u2019t all drudgery and toil. Part of work is experimentation. It\u2019s creating little games, then trying to win them. It\u2019s learning how to find fascination in the minute details of movement and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many beginners claim to get bored with practice. This is because they don\u2019t yet understand the challenge. They don\u2019t ask the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/questions\/\">right questions<\/a>&nbsp;of themselves. They equate practice with entertainment, which it rarely is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An advanced player can find endless interest and engagement in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/practicing-scales-on-the-classical-guitar\/\">simple scale<\/a>. The way one note&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/legato-guitar-synchronize-the-hands\/\">connects to the next<\/a>. The relative volume and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tone\/\">tone quality<\/a>&nbsp;(sound) of each note compared to the next. The position of limbs and the movements of fingers. Each provides subtle challenges with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-lessons-beginners\/\">attainable goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we learn how to work, practice comes alive. This is because we breathe life into it. We take responsibility for our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/time-and-energy-practice-guitar\/\">energy and attention<\/a>. Sometimes the work is indeed hard. But the return we get is fulfillment on a deeper level. It\u2019s a slower, more meaningful prize. Worth the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar.&nbsp;Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cI was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.\u201d J. S. Bach Amateurs ascribe much to talent. But anyone who has reached a high level at anything knows the time and work involved. 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