Learn from the Best

Are you in pursuit of better?

Better skills

Better speech making

Better piano playing

Better selling

Better parenting

Whatever your pursuit might be in the “bettering of your life”, the main idea is this – watch a professional do what you aspire to do.

Learn from the best.  Buy the best seat you can afford and go see the show.  Buy the book, audio recording or DVD.  Search on YouTube for your favorite guru and see what they are doing or have done that was so awesome.

Be amazed. 

   Be wowed. 

      Be impressed. 

         Be inspired.

Learn from the best.  Mimic. Borrow from their style until you make it your own.

As a young drummer, before the days of YouTube, I listened to Dave Brubeck’s Take Five album often.  I learned some of my best drum licks from Joe Morello, Dave’s drummer on the Take Five album.

Time passed.

A year ago, thanks to YouTube, I watched Joe play that famous drum solo, Take Five.  Later, I remarked to Carolyn how much Joe’s playing had influenced my own drumming style and had never realized it until that particular moment.

Carolyn and I were invited to a musical venue at Benaroya Hall to hear a concert called Ten Grands.  It featured ten grand pianos and ten stellar performers.  We left there awestruck, and Carolyn remarked that she felt inspired to practice more after listening to that quality of musical excellence.

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and it is a great way to learn from the best of the best.

P Michael Biggs

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