I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I'll be.
Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.
Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.
Many of us grow up thinking of mistakes as bad, viewing errors as evidence of fundamental incapacity. This negative thinking pattern can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, which undermines the learning process. To maximize our learning it is essential to ask: "How can we get the most from every mistake we make?"
The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone.
Many think of memory as rote learning, a linear stuffing of the brain with facts, where understanding is irrelevant. When you teach it properly, with imagination and association, understanding becomes a part of it.
Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.
I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano
I've always had a knack for branding, so even with the lemonade stands, it was "Gary's Lemonade Stand. " I worked on the signs all day, more so than on the lemonade itself. Then I learned you had to make good lemonade to build an actual business, so that taught me about lifetime value and quality.
Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black. '.
As a pianist, our particular role is to enter a piece and its logic and create a particular interpretation from our understanding. The most important thing for the performer is, after all, to create a special atmosphere - we enter the composer's feelings and emotions and recreate them freshly for a given audience.