I was looking for something else and came across a post I made in 2018 after playing in a recital:

"The excellent fail more often than the mediocre. They begin more. They attempt more. They attack more. Mastery lives quietly atop a mountain of mistakes." by Eric Greitens
Yesterday I made my mountain a little higher...

I love the original quote, and my addition to it.

As I am getting ready now for another recital (one month away!) I will keep this in mind....

Maybe the only goal is to make my mountain a little higher....

🙂

I particularly like the last line - "Mastery lives quietly atop a mountain of mistakes." Thanks, I needed to hear that today! 😊

    Adagiette yep, this is definitely one of my favorite quotes!

      Not exactly motivational, but important just the same.
      Claude Debussy said, “Music is the space between the notes.”

        Rob I always liked that one!

          thepianoplayer416 Apropos your first quote. I have heard that when Benny Andersson is out somewhere and people recognise him, they always, always, always say to him: Thank you for the music. 😊

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          ... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...