The 20-Minute Practice Session

Me: “I’m only going to practice for 20 minutes.” 20 minutes later: 🎵 That sounded terrible. “Okay… one more time.” 20 minutes later: 🎵 Almost! “Okay, I know what I need to fix.” 20 minutes later: 🎵 YES! THAT WAS IT! 🙌 “Now I just need to do it again.” 20 minutes later: 🎵 What happened?! 😳 So naturally… I’ll try it again. 🎸 Two hours later: • My fingers hurt. • My back hurts. • My instrument is judging me. • I have somehow learned an entirely different song. • I have discovered 3 things I need to practice tomorrow. • And I still haven't nailed the original 20-second section. 😂 Then someone walks in and asks: “Are you finished practicing?” Me: “Absolutely not. I’m just getting started.” 😎 Because musicians know the truth: Sometimes progress sounds terrible before it sounds amazing. And that one moment when you finally nail the thing you've been fighting with? Totally worth it. Musicians — what’s the ONE part of a song you’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time trying to master? 😂👇