Supporting Your Piano Pathway
Written by ANDREW EALES
Verse 64 of Lao Tau’s Tao te ching contains perhaps the most famous line in all Daoist philosophy (quoting here from Solala Towler’s rendition):
“The largest tree grows from a tiny shoot.
The highest tower is built brick by brick.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.”
Preceding this great quote, and shedding further light on the philosophy of Daoism, we read in verse 63:
“Deal with the difficult while it is easy.
Create the large from the small.”
These words offer an important blueprint for how we might approach any task, including learning a new piece of piano music.
They also provide us with the ammunition we need in order to stop putting off our practice, and overcome procrastination.
Let’s consider each of these points in turn…
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