Finn told me today that he read that it takes 10,000 dedicated, deliberate hours practicing an instrument to reach expert level. I had read the same statistic recently, and told him I know, and that's why I'm keeping track of my practice times. "Only 9,970 hours or so left for me!" I said. He cracked up.
At the rate of practicing one hour per day I'll reach virtuoso level at the age of 68.
I'm on my way!
I did the same calculations recently with piano, which I started lessons on this fall. It will be quite awhile before I'm an expert, but I'm willing to wait!
ReplyDeleteI love how much you love the violin. I love it too. :)