099 - My Bach Year
It started with an aspiration: “I want to get back into regular practicing,” I said to Steve one day. “But without a performance commitment, it’s hard to justify the time. What’s the point?” “There doesn’t need to be a point,” he said simply. “Do it for you. I think you’d enjoy it.”
In that moment, I gave myself permission to start: A recommitment, a new routine, an artistic practice.
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