First, Learn to Practice Quotes

“Practicing music actively and thoughtfully gets the brain firing on all cylinders: it involves touch, sight, hearing, motion, emotion, intellect, imagination, visualization and memory all at once – not to mention music. Practicing takes discipline, planning, commitment and concentration. And at the same time it’s enjoyable and satisfying.”
― Tom Heany, First, Learn to Practice

“So, to return to a question from a few pages back: Is it possible to make practicing piano – or violin, oboe, saxophone or accordion – more like practicing basketball? Is it possible to enjoy practicing?”
― Tom Heany, First, Learn to Practice

“Practicing is repetition with purpose.”
― Tom Heany, First, Learn to Practice

“From this moment on, there are no things you can’t do. There are things you can do, and things you can’t do yet.”
― Tom Heany, First, Learn to Practice

“Time spent with your instrument is not automatically practicing.”
― Tom Heany, First, Learn to Practice