tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post9022629558478792184..comments2023-06-27T05:25:33.755-04:00Comments on OCCASIONAL BLOG: How to Be a Screw-up and End Up a Musician, Pt. 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post-85289473524929097052010-03-08T11:10:08.622-05:002010-03-08T11:10:08.622-05:00You are absolutely right. We are veterans and have...You are absolutely right. We are veterans and have been in the trenches for years, so we have suffered through many a dreary student for the cash. I always figured that as long as I got some practice in, even the dullest of students was worth it. It's mindnumbingly boring at times, but better than actually having to work.<br /><br />I can number my best students as two. Only two have had the discipline and were willing to make the sacrifice of practice. I have had some good ones, it seems none of them were willing to give what we gave. I just don't see it.eclectic guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951546210306625107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post-60590945577687919962010-03-05T10:40:20.457-05:002010-03-05T10:40:20.457-05:00I have to say, after attempting to teach a number ...I have to say, after attempting to teach a number of students too depressing to count, only 3 have stood out. Parents of 2 of them made them quit as a form of discipline (huge ass mistake, mom and dad), and I recently found the third, tastefully picking away on his strat. You can bet your ass I immediately let him know how proud I was of him, hey strat pickin aint julliard, but it matters to me.hillbillybobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329558181440826390noreply@blogger.com