PRACTICE!


They said, “You have to practice if you want to be good!” Why I asked? How else are you going to play like Virgil Fox! I don’t even sound like Virgil Fox! I sound like a cat in pain! You must practice for 20 minutes a day! 20 minutes a day!!! I screamed. Yes! I want to go out and play. No, you can’t go out and play, until you practice playing! PRACTICE! I screamed again! Yes, they said calmly. Have you heard me play? I can’t even play chopin? If you want to play like Chopin, you have to Practice. Why? I asked again? Because, if you don’t practice, you won’t get better. BETTER! I don’t sound even good, now. I want to play great, now! You can’t play great now, you have to practice so you can play great! When, I asked? Soon. How soon? As soon as you keep practicing! I can’t wait that long. So they shrugged, and said fine go out an play. So I did!