NB: Every teacher in our music faculty that gives private music lessons to students has their own studio, their own roster of students that they teach. Each week their studio meets for what we call master class, a formal time to come together for at least an hour and perform for each other the pieces that we are working on. I wrote this today in mine.
Masterclass is a time and a place where we have the privilege of playing for other piano students -- students who partake in this action, this art, this music-creating. When I practice, when I sit in a practice room for hours, why wouldn't I want to think about my listener?
Why wouldn't I want to play well -- to my capacity? Why would I want to fill the gas tank only half if I can fill it? Why would I just want to have half of the colours that are available on the palette? Why breathe in only half of the air that I need?
--No. There's more than that; it's a choice that we make as artists, to be apathetic, or not. Or to prioritize things over piano playing. I mean, I suppose much of what we do in life is like that.
What I love about music-making, about conducting, about piano playing, is there is always something that will challenge me, if I accept it. You know? There's always so much left to learn.
And it's a constantly humbling thing.
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