“Students of music often tend to forget that ‘LISTENING’ to music is an ‘INTEGRAL PART’ of ‘PRACTICE’, especially when it comes to musical forms where ‘improvisation’ is considered to be the core! Given that music is a very vast ocean whose dimensions are unknown to mankind, how can practicing music for a stipulated number of hours a day (be it methodical and quality practice) be considered as sufficient? If done, wouldn’t we confine our learning/knowledge and thus impede the progress in honing skills due to a false sense of satisfaction? Even if one listens to top quality music 24/7, a life time does not suffice to appreciate, comprehend, assimilate, imbibe and implement the nuances of the art. In musical forms such as Karnatic music, it is the ‘quality of manodharma/creativity’ that differentiates ordinary music from top quality music. Quality of creativity can only be improved by tenacious keen listening to music of stalwarts. *Nothing can substitute rigorous Practice (including listening), Patience and Perseverance.”
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