I see self-discipline as actively encountering and overcoming states of mind like boredom, fear, frustration, self-hate, distraction, and the myriad of other mental states that break down personal progress. In fact, I believe one cannot cultivate self-discipline without encountering these factors, failing to overcome them, recognizing failure, and then finding the willingness to re-approach them. The resulting effort of this process is the very enactment of self-discipline.
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One of the hardest things to balance as a teacher of young students is bringing the inspiration and enthusiasm of the instrument to the student, but keeping them on task to practice the things that actually make you a competent player.
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Jeff Findley was a teacher at Metro Music Center in Glendale AZ when I first started working there as a teenager. When I was tuning guitars every day, selling drum sticks and picks, and hadn't even thought of teaching yet, he was there on most days in his studio, teaching student after student.
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