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I play an instrument that has four strings, and I'm still trying to get it right. What I've tried to do in the process of playing these four strings is to try and understand the people I meet, the stories they have to tell. And then become an advocate for them and their stories through music.
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When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.
Nobody else can make the sound you make.
Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.
Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.
