Re: As good as the pros



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On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:10:33 -0400, jtees4 <jtees4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:00:51 -0400, Bruce Morgen <editor@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"RK" <flemming.j@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you think of it, even if you play half an hour every day, it'll take you
48 years to have played a full year (not counting sleep), is that why it is
so hard to get as good as the pros?

No -- folks are simply
not equally talented, and
playing at a respectable
pro level requires a
combination of talents
that some of us have and
some of us do not. It's
really that simple --
practice can only make as
perfect as your physical
and intellectual abilities
allow, iow it's an
essential factor but not
enough by itself. E.g. if
your hands aren't athletic
enough you're not going to
be able to play as fast or
as clean as you might
like, and if your brain
can't grasp how music is
structured you'll be
limited in what sorts of
music you'll be able to
play well.

I agree. Some people can only get to a certain level regardless of how
often they practice/play. Others can master things very quickly.


A lot of the most famous guys were impossibly good at a young age -
Page, Hendrix, Allman, Beck, Clapton, all of them had recorded amazing
records in their early 20s.

But still, if you only play a quarter a day, it'll take you 96 years, I still think it's a but puzzling :-)
And if you only "noodle" then it's maybe even kind of worthless? What I'm saying is that
several factors are determining the effectiveness of your exercising!


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