I find the emphasis on quantity over quality often leads to frustration, boredom, and resentment-there's nothing worse than the mindless, rote tedium of feeling forced to play 90 minutes a day.

我发现强调量多于质的通常会带来挫败、厌倦及怨气——没有会比被迫每天90分钟作盲目、机械而单调的练习这感觉更差了。

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We can certainly shut our brains off and play the piano from rote memory after enough practice.

在足够的练习后我们当然可以关闭大脑凭靠机械的记忆来弹奏钢琴。

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"The worst thing in the world to me is to play by rote, " he says.

WHITEHOUSE: Kennedy Center Honorees at The White House 2011