Lucia Micarelli Quotes

The more you play music, the better you'll get.

Music is all about wanting to be better at it.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.

Every day, you have to make three hours of music, just randomly improvising, and that's a great way to weed stuff out.

Part of being in a band is getting better.

I practice more than ever ... mostly scales and arpeggios ... and anything I can't do.

Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes.

Japanese orchestras are generally playing at quite a high level on the first day of rehearsal, but they don't improve very much from there.

I consider myself a part-time worker when it comes to the piano, but you need to play regularly to stay sharp.

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

You're a constant student, as a musician.

You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played better the night before or we can play better.

I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don't think I could ever play it. I'm just not qualified.

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.

The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn. The more I do it, the more I'm humbled. I'm just always trying to get better at it. I pick up a few tricks along the way.

I could care less about sitting around and practicing the guitar for hours a day and trying to be the best guitar player on the planet.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the music that you're playing is music that's been here for years. And all you're trying to do is improve upon it when you play.

When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual inheritance of music and really develop my abilities?

Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.

I practice every day and that kind of stuff to maintain my musicianship.

Throughout the years I have tried to hone my skills to gain mastery over the music in my head.

Playing music is a lifetime's work. And if you want to carry on with it, you have to try to better yourself. You have to see where the music can take you.

I have to continue to make the older musicians proud and brush up on my skills.