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Practicing the Violin Staying Motivated to Practice

I’ll get started when I have time to practice

when I have time to practice violin

You won’t. Because that day never comes.

Practice isn’t an activity; it’s a state of being. It either is or it isn’t your life.

Much the same as gaining health or wealth; practice is a mindset that you either embrace or don’t.

So if nothing else, release the pipe dream wishes for a day when you’ll have time to practice, and you’ll gain some clarity. That can be worth a lot.

By Bill Alpert

Bill Alpert is a performer, teacher and author with a unique focus on personal development and mindfulness viewed through the lens of violin study. Mr. Alpert's resume includes recordings, performances and film scores with artists such as The Moody Blues, Pepe Romero, Tina Turner and Johnny Mathis. The co-founder of the award winning Alpert Studio of Voice and Violin in California, he is professionally active in the American String Teachers Association and the Suzuki Association of America.