It's easy to find pages and pages of quotes about music, but I was searching for more motivational type quotes that address the struggles and persistence it takes to
learn to make good music. I've begun compiling a list of quotes that I've used on my dry erase board for my piano students.
“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.” ~Adam Osborne
Doing your best means never giving up.
A good musician listens more than he plays.
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski
To become a musician is much less glamorous than MTV might promise.
"Use it or lose it." Take time to review old songs every week!
If you don’t have time to do it right, make time to do it over.
Dare to dream. Work to achieve.
Don’t make excuses, make improvements.
Let your efforts rise above your excuses.
Success: don’t just ask for it, work for it.
It is better to try and fail than to never try.
“We Learn . . .
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss
80% of what we experience
95% of what we teach others.” ~William Glasser
Please feel free to comment below and add some of your favorite quotes for music students!
