“Art is a thing so much of the imagination, of the soul, that it is difficult to descend to the fundamentals of technique and yet make it plain to the student that these are but the 'means' and not an end in themselves.” MeanArtSoulEndsDifficultImaginationStudentsArt IsFundamentalsTechnique Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless dexterity with which the violinist makes music on his. Just because he doesn't look like a violin is no reason to assume his techniques should be thought of as less difficult.” KnowsShouldLooksReasonPlayCharacterActorsDifficultInstrumentsAssumingTechniqueNo ReasonViolinEffortlessViolinistDexterity Book:Challenge For The Actor Source: Challenge For The Actor
“The most essential characteristic of scientific technique is that it proceeds from experiment, not from tradition. The experimental habit of mind is a difficult one for most people to maintain; indeed, the science of one generation has already become the tradition of the next” PeopleMindNextDifficultGenerationsHabitEssentialsTraditionTechniqueExperimentsCharacteristicsHabits Of Mind Book:The Scientific Outlook Source: The Scientific Outlook
“Pianists of extraordinary talent, such as Christina Petrowska,spend a large part of their early lives perfecting technique…Miss Petrowska,a Canadian with a phenomenal ability to play the most difficult music cleanly, gave a demonstration of her achievements at Carnegie Recital Hall. A product of the Juilliard School who studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gyorgy Ligeti in Europe, Miss Petrowska built most of her program around fiercely difficult contemporary works. She has fingers that work like chrome-plated pistons, and her high-seated position let her bring pulverizing power to bear.” PlaySchoolDifficultAbilityTalentMissingPositionProductsBearsAchievementEuropeBuiltProgramFingersExtraordinaryTechniqueContemporaryHallsDemonstrationPhenomenalPianistCarnegieChristinaEarly LifeRecitalsChromeJuilliardStockhausen Author:Donal Henahan