The Perfect Wrong Note by William Westney

Author:William Westney [Westney, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781574673890
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Published: 2013-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Steady climb

Plateaus and breakthroughs

It’s natural to experience the alternation of plateaus with unforeseen bursts of progress. Clearly, such a pattern is not only unpredictable but will vary drastically from person to person. Progress is often invisible and hard to gauge. It takes great trust in individuals and in the learning process to accept this pattern and to resist the temptation to engineer shallow (but demonstrable) “progress.”

Part of the problem has to do with self-image. Once formed, the idea of oneself as a good student is a strongly appealing one—constantly reinforced by society and difficult to let go of, even when it directly hampers a person’s growth. I base this observation on many students I have known and also on my own history as a musician. Once we’re identified as good students we have a lot to lose by experimenting with new approaches. Outside approval can thus turn out to be a form of dependency and a hindrance.

Outside approval can

thus turn out to be a

form of dependency.

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