The Tuner's Blog: Whelpdale

Piano Quotes

"You only need to practice on the days you eat."

poster on music teacher's wall .

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"We have a Bosendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active." Anthony Hopkins

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"Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist." Michael Levine

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"I always make sure the lid over the keyboard is open before I play." Artur Schnable

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"In Opera, there is always too much singing."

Claude Debussy

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"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Berthold Aderbach

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"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk

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"When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano." Bob Hope

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"When I sit down at the piano, I don't sit down to play something or learn something. I sit down to discover" Tom Waits