"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself."
— Johann Sebastian Bach
Its Easy To Play Any Musical
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
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This remark is attributed to Bach but no specific primary documentary source has been verified; it circulates widely as a Bach saying in musical literature. Whether or not the exact words are his, the sentiment is consistent with his approach to teaching: Bach was renowned as a pedagogue who broke complex technique into learnable steps, and who believed that mastery was accessible to anyone willing to practise with sufficient discipline and attention.
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