January 27

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No Such Thing as Just Enough

Some students say they want to learn just enough piano to be able to enjoy music.

Or just enough piano to be able to play the songs they want to learn.

If only it worked that way.

It's like saying, "I want to exercise and eat healthy just enough to be in shape."

Or, "I want to learn about investing just enough to become wealthy."

There's no such thing as "just enough" when it comes to habits and practice.

Skills need to be maintained. Especially if we want to accomplish something substantial. Like learning an instrument, getting in shape, or becoming wealthy.

Otherwise, whatever we gained decays and we have to start all over again.

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About Jonathan Roberts

I am the founder and director of the South Shore Piano School, and I have been teaching the piano for nearly 20 years. My work centers around bringing music to the lives of kids, parents, and adults in an enriching, meaningful way. At the South Shore Piano School, my incredible colleagues and I accomplish this through skill-based teaching, community, and an innovative, people-first business model. You can read more about me here.

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  1. Soooo true!!! This reminds me that my cross country coach in high school & college used to tell us that we needed to maintain our level of running by running at least every other day but preferably every day. He told us all the gains we had made over the weeks & months of the season can be lost in just over a week I’d we don’t engage and workout frequently. If we took to many days off, we’d basically have to start building up our muscles again as if we had not run a day in our lives.

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