{"id":52008,"date":"2019-04-23T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=52008"},"modified":"2020-10-22T03:42:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:42:36","slug":"tq-paulo-coelho-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-paulo-coelho-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Coelho on How to Gain Musical Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes<\/a> are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\u201cBe brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Paulo Coelho<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When we\u2019re young, we try on different identities. We bounce from one world-view to the next. We experiment with fashion, language, expression.<\/p>\n

As we grow, we look back and think, \u201cWell that was silly.\u201d or \u201cDid I really do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

This is all part of the grand game. It\u2019s how we grow up. When we try new things, we succeed or we fail. But either way, we gain experience.<\/p>\n

In our music, we do the same. Or we can.<\/p>\n

It takes time and experience to make mature musical decisions. It takes work to slow down in just the right way, to bring out a certain note just so, to infuse energy and meaning into a series of notes.<\/p>\n

We can follow recipes<\/a> for these things. We can apply formulas<\/a> and methods. And these are a wonderful place to start.<\/p>\n

But we also need to experiment. We need to, as author Paulo Coelho said, be brave and take risks.<\/p>\n

In the safety of our homes, practicing in isolation, bravery seems unnecessary. But to try new things, to be expressive in new ways – these things are scary. They feel dangerous.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s much easier to just play the notes and keep our blood pressure steady. It\u2019s much easier to do the logical work and avoid the more human elements of music.<\/p>\n

But with the courage and risk come new experiences. In time we become more comfortable exaggerating<\/a> the swells and fades, playing faster than prudent, and singing and conducting to clarify new ideas.<\/p>\n

Experimentation is the cost of admission to the world of experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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