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Staying Motivated to Practice

“Play the Violin? Pick your projects carefully!”

If you are going to play the violin (or any instrument) for a lifetime, choose projects that are meaningful to you. This as opposed to chasing trends or selecting music you think might be popular to others.

When all is said and done, it’s only the projects you care about that end up adding more value to others.

Do this, and 20 years from now you’ll still be playing your violin, while others’ instruments are merely collecting dust.

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.