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Offline paris

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talent or discipline?
on: August 22, 2004, 03:15:11 PM
hi!  i was wondering, is it more important for become a good pianist to have a huge talent or strong discipline in practising???
i read in one article that is 90% of discipline and 10% of talent, is it true?
ana m.
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Offline c_vince

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Re: talent or discipline?
Reply #1 on: August 22, 2004, 10:07:31 PM
for professionals, I'd say its 50/50..
Performing piano professionally is not what everybody can do...
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Offline bernhard

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Re: talent or discipline?
Reply #2 on: August 22, 2004, 10:21:17 PM
You need a talent for discipline and you need to discipline your talent. ;)
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