Re: I suck!


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Posted by Anthony on June 20, 2002 at 00:11:48:

In Reply to: I suck! posted by Piece of Crap! on June 19, 2002 at 22:12:20:

The post below mine says it all.

Too many tubists are in love with "the idea of playing the tuba" more than "actually" playing the tuba(this BBS is almost proof of that). If you find that you're spending more time reading this BBS -or- listening to recordings of OTHER tubists -or- talking about how great the tuba is -or- gawking at shiny new tubas than you spend actually playing the tuba, you might consider a different career path. It took me a long time to realize this, and I wasted a good couple of years idolyzing others where I could have been improving myself.

That's not to say that the above mentioned activities are at all unhealthy(they're certainly not), but priorities have to be made, and a balance must be found. When I stopped trying to be "the next Pat Sheridan" and resigned myself to being "the best Anthony Labelle", not only did my playing improve dramatically, but so did my love for our art. Good luck to you.

Anthony


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