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William Westney, born in 1947 in the United States, is a distinguished musician, composer, and educator. His career spans various fields including music education, composition, and performance. Westney's life and work are marked by his significant contributions to music, with a focus on composition and the promotion of music education. His influence and evaluation are generally positive, with recognition for his visionary contributions to music education and the arts.

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“Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear”

Want Lasts Judging Robotics Correctness Music Practice

Author:William Westney

“Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.”

Seems Teaching Students Concerned Impulse Music Practice

Book:The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

Source: The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

“Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next”

Needs Shows Next Mistake Right Now Music Practice

Author:William Westney

“If we're not actively making things better, chances are we're making them worse.”

Ifs Chance Chances Are Music Practice

Book:The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

Source: The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

“Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.”

Ifs Knows Notes Concentration Attributes Lapses Music Practice Mishaps

Author:William Westney

“If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.”

Ifs Problem Six One Time Music Practice

Author:William Westney

“. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.”

Happens Rooms Practice Music Is Ingredients Crucial Music Practice

Author:William Westney

“[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with them.”

Effort Knowing Tendencies Apologizing Perfectionism Music Practice

Book:The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

Source: The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

“The reason so many of us lose our bearings about practising early in life is that we practice in living rooms with other family members in earshot - and healthy practice would simply sound too obnoxious, intrusive, repetitious and unmusical for others to hear without annoyance.”

Reason Life Is Sound Loses Rooms Practice Healthy Members Living Room Family Members Obnoxious Annoyance Music Practice

Book:The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

Source: The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self

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Born: 1947
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