A few days ago I created a cartoon calling out some important lessons that I learned about music practice.
Today, I came across a nice article by a Music College professor (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) who happens to be a recent grad student from a top music school as well.
I am not a teacher, heck, I cannot even say that I am a music student, I hardly study music now a days but I was pleasantly surprised to see how much my cartoon resonated with the basics of pursuing music as written by this professor.
You can check the article here on Medium by Michael D’Angelo
https://medium.com/lessons-learned/dfdaf4b53429
Highlights of his article are listed here for your quick reference.
- Your professional career starts as soon as you step foot on campus.
- Be prepared.
- Be reliable.
- Practice your ass off.
- Record yourself often.
- Listen.
- Don’t get discouraged.
- Save everything.
- Perform as much as possible.
- Get out of your comfort zone.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
- Last but certainly not least, have fun.
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