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“And I DO remember practicing for him. I practiced a lot! But I just couldn’t seem to progress. I couldn’t connect with the music. And each time I sat down to practice, determined to show him what I could accomplish, I would just become more discouraged. I ran scales. I did technique exercises. I worked on the assigned music. Joylessly and with trepidation, driven by a sense of his seemingly endless disapproval. [...] Not only could I not play fluidly or with any musicality, I had developed so much tension that I was losing the feeling in my arms and hands. All that practice had done significant damage.”