Practice and Inspiration

Whatever the music you decide upon learning,  practice is going to be an inevitable part of the process.

As a source of inspiration I have often thought of the famous Pablo Casuals who, when aged 93, was asked why he continued to practise the cello three hours a day, replied "because I'm beginning to notice some improvement".

This was said after a lifetime of performing at the highest levels. The key for me is not to see practice as some sort of drudgery one must get through but seek to find a way to enjoy it and the journey of discovery that entails.