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ricecrackerphoto
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just finished reading geoff colvin's book "talent is overrated" which draws largely from anders ericsson's study on top performers and deliberate practice. i know that the latter study has been discussed on the forum before. the gist is that talent if it exists, may not be much of a factor, and if all the great performers are looked at the one thing they have in common is a brutal, exacting, focused practice mentality that they've had for at least ten years and this attitude towards the incessant "work" part of their art has made all the difference. he interestingly portrays mozart and tiger woods in this light and shows their insanely disciplined, focused practice and the presence of fathers who were actually teachers that retired to take on full mentor roles. anyways, it was captivating, realizing that 4-6 hours a day of consistent, deliberate, disciplined practice for ten years, i can be be on my way too. okay maybe not that but at least i'll practice smarter. here's a link to the original fortune mag article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391794/index.htm doug
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Date May 23 2009 15:48:47
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I could, for example, practice and become the best and fastest guitarist technique and compas wise, but I may not be able to come up with a falseta if my life depended on it. that's a good point. i would say a lot of classical guitarists are this way. they may be able to perform very technically challenging pieces but cant improvise or compose for crap. however, composition is a skill that can be developed, imo. you just have to practice it, same as you practice technique. the more you mess with it, the more you learn about it, the more you explore creative potentials.
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