“I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.” NeedsBelieveArtImportantAbleI BelieveListeningBecomingElementsMusicianEarsImportanceMusicalDevelopingComponentsDecipher Author:Steve Vai
“You need something to open up a new door, to show you something you seen before but overlooked a hundred times or more” InspirationalNeedsShowsOpportunityDoorsMusicianHundredOpeningPainterSinger SongwritersOverlookedOpportunity KnocksEye OpeningWindow Of Opportunity Author:Bob Dylan
“I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.” NeedsBelieveSportsTeamFansBandMusicianMy FavoriteRelaxationOutletsSports Fan Author:Garth Brooks
“A game master or teacher who was primarily concerned with being close enough to the "innermost meaning" would be a very bad teacher. To be candid, I myself, for example, have never in my life said a word to my pupils about the "meaning" of music; if there is one it does not need my explanations. On the other hand I have always made a great point of having my pupils count their eighths and sixteenths nicely. Whatever you become, teacher, scholar, or musician, have respect for the "meaning" but do not imagine that it can be taught.” IfsNeedsDoeMadeSaidEnoughHandsWould BeGamesTeacherImagineExampleTaughtMastersMusicianConcernedExplanationScholarImagine ThatPupilsCandidBad Teacher Book:The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel Source: The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel
“If I had lady-spider legs, I would weave a sky where the stars lined up. Matresses would be tied down tight to their trucks, bodies would never crash through windshields. The moon would rise above the wine-dark sea and give babies only to maidens and musicians who had prayed long and hard. Lost girls wouldn't need compasses or maps. They would find gingerbread paths to lead them out of the forest and home again. They would never sleep in silver boxes with white velvet sheets, not until they were wrinkled-paper grandmas and ready for the trip.” IfsNeedsGivingLongHardHomeBodyWould BeGirlLostStarsDarkSleepWhitePathSeaSkyReadyBabyMoonPaperMusicianWineBoxesLegsForestsSilverMapsTiedCrashSheetsSpidersCompassTruckRise AboveGrandmaVelvetMaidensNever SleepGingerbreadLost Girl Author:Laurie Halse Anderson