"All musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is envisioning how to play it or is trying to play along, that musician is using his or her 'ear' - the understanding and recognition of musical elements - for guidance."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Steve Vai

#Practice Quotes #Play Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“He has built a pedestal for her so tall that she is afraid to be lifted atop it, because to fall would mean certain death. But oh, she would rise far, far beyond fear and be held by arms so strong, and love so pure, that falling would not be an option.”
“Death is just nature's way of making room for the less experienced.”
“Rock 'n' roll was two pegs below being a prisoner of war back then.”
“The way I spend my time is very isolated and cut off.”
“Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.”

Source : "Anthony Hopkins: 'I've never been really close to anyone'". Interview with John Crace, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2012.
“Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.”

Source : 'The Young Visiters' (1919) ch. 3
“If only 7 percent of the 2 billion Christians in the world would care for a single orphan in distress, there would effectively be no more orphans. If everybody would be willing to simply do something to care for one of these precious treasures, I think we would be amazed by just how much we could change the world.”

Source : "Commentary: Our tragedy and God's love for orphans" by Steven Curtis Chapman, www.cnn.com. August 8, 2008.
“Religion to me is devotion to work and devotedly working is being religious.”

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