What motivates you to practice?
I practice because I love music, and I like the sense of achievement after a recital or a competition.

QUOTE (davidyko @ Jan 1 2005, 01:58 AM)

What motivates you to practice? I practice because I love music, and I like the sense of achievement after a recital or a competition.

Simple. I want to play music.
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1st motivation - I want to play, and I want to play well

lesser motivations - having a lesson coming up can make me practice so I don't make a fool of myself in the lesson... having an exam or performance coming up will make me practice because I don't want to let myself down..

but mostly just because I want to play well, and practice is the only way to do that, as any fule no.

I think I'm the same as Sarah-flute- I practise because I like playing and I want to play well, but I also practise so I don't look stupid in my lessons or exams

my flute teacher can get quite nasty if I don't practise, so that's quite a motivation ! but I also practise loads in the holidays, because I just love playing the flute !!!

I just want to play!

i practise more because i feel i have acheived summert if i can play the piece right

it also depends on wot i m playing if i dont like the piece as much i dont play it

lol at least im honest!!!!

Originally when I started piano (around age 7) it was because I was absolutely terrified of my piano teacher...especially if I didn't practice. Now I not only just love to play, but (call me wehrd) I love the feeling of working myself to death to get something right (probably the same reason I force myself out for a long run in -0 degree weather)

my motivation is 3 things..

natalie tells me to so i do lol

my teacher tells me to pratice her and i love her to bits and she is sweet funny make the lesson intersting for me so i do. lol

debussy lol i want to be like him soo much or just play claire de lune just that that motavites mel lol

Thank you for your replies!
They were very inspiring, lol jk

QUOTE (BabyBanana @ Jan 6 2005, 05:50 PM)

my motivation is 3 things.. natalie tells me to so i do lol

no i dont, you're always on about pizza's heehee!!!

i practice coz my teachers will kill me if i dont!

escape from the stress of year 13

QUOTE (hornplayer @ Jan 8 2005, 10:31 PM)

escape from the stress of year 13

ah true, but cant neglect year 13 work too much lol

if you had to choose between one hour of horn/piano or one hour on a Stravinsky Firebird essay, which would you choose?

easy,one hour of piano!

QUOTE (hornplayer @ Jan 8 2005, 10:42 PM)

if you had to choose between one hour of horn/piano or one hour on a Stravinsky Firebird essay, which would you choose?

I suppose for me, it would depend on the deadline for the essay.

QUOTE (hornplayer @ Jan 8 2005, 10:42 PM)

if you had to choose between one hour of horn/piano or one hour on a Stravinsky Firebird essay, which would you choose? Â

What's the use of writing about music?
I'll put in 3 hours on piano instead of writing about music to be played seen and heard.

c'est moi.

V
PS And danced, sorry. It's a ballet if I remember right?

QUOTE (wehrd @ Jan 5 2005, 04:31 PM)

(call me wehrd)

you're wehrd.
and weird too

and yes, Firebird is a ballet

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Jan 8 2005, 09:23 PM)

QUOTE (BabyBanana @ Jan 6 2005, 05:50 PM) my motivation is 3 things.. natalie tells me to so i do lol no i dont, you're always on about pizza's heehee!!! i practice coz my teachers will kill me if i dont!

Like that is true i only said that once or twice

Natalie i want to hear no comment from you

deadline of essay, in about a week or so for me i think!

Anna- my lips are sealed,i wont comment

I've been watching the Firebird ballet on a respectable-sized screen but was forced to mute the sound for a few seconds.

I wonder if listening to the music without seeing the ballet is as pointless as watching the ballet without the music. In both cases, sensuous experience but something is missing.


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muting the sound- good idea,you wont miss anything excitin, you have my word on that!

how about switching off the screen aswell,even better

Sorry, I just posted this in the wrong topic. (Obviously, it wasn't what I had just written!)