A Soprano On Her Head: Chapter 12
Emily Cottam
Chapter Summary: “The most difficult stage in learning a piece is that stage at which we can play it well enough to impress our friends, but badly enough to convince ourselves that we will never get any better.” Sometimes it’s healthy to take a break from a piece to help ignition to rekindle itself. Many times, we find ourselves hiding behind our problems because they provide comfort from our mistakes and give us something to fall back on if we didn’t do as well as we wanted. They give us an excuse to be less than our best.
Key Concepts: Problems provide a false sense of security when we are afraid to fail--but these can inhibit us from taking risks and performing at our best.
Key Terms: problem attachment.
Making Connections: This chapter was extremely relatable for me, because sometimes I fall into the habit of making excuses for my mistakes because of self-declared “problems.” I need to learn how to take risks and not be afraid to be incorrect sometimes, because it’s in the errors (and correcting them) that we learn the most.
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