08/16/2026
I had a revelation a few months ago. For much of the repertoire I have studied, I rarely got it to the point where I really knew it. What I mean by knowing is feeling comfortable with every note, playing the music at a tempo where it makes sense, being able to breathe without tension, & knowing what I want to say with every single phrase. There have always been these places in the music where I almost made it sound like I wanted it to. Practice is being persistent in these places, working them backwards, forwards, and everything in between. Pulling out all the rhythm, articulation, metronome tricks every single day. I usually have quit by this time, or had a performance come up. But, this summer I have nothing. I have been able to keep going. Now I know what it is like to be comfortable in the music! Never going back…
