What are you doing with your musical equipment and the helpful guidance which has been yours? Are you enjoying yourself in the companionship of the valley, or are you daring the paths of the mountain?
I can but urge you to struggle upward. You are not beating a new path. The way is so plainly outlined before you you need only actively aspire and soon the reward must be yours.
Specifically, what is there in store for the master Musician?
There is the profession of teaching. That ability is something that no one can ever take from you once you acquire it. There is professional playing in Church, Concert, and Orchestra. Later on, you may wish to take our easy course in Harmony and Composition, so that you can also write and arrange music. It is thoroughly worth while. Particulars on request.
This week, take Exercises 15, 20, 29, and 31.
LESSON 23.
Suppose you do make mistakes sometimes. Is that anything to be discouraged about? Not at all. If only you learn by your mistakes and do not repeat the same one too often, you are well on the road to improvement. The only person who never makes an error is the person who never does anything. Steer clear of such a person.
But you who have practiced the Method of AUTOMATIC FINGER CONTROL faithfully have less to worry about as regards making mistakes than the average student. Your fingers are especially trained to go the right place at the right time without any conscious effort on your part. If you have not yet achieved this degree of skill, the thing to do is—not complain—but devote a little more time to strengthening up the still recalcitrant muscles.
Above all, keep moving. Don’t get stagnant.
Idleness never won distinction in the world, and never will. The world does not owe us a living, but each one of us does owe the world honest, sincere work in whatever field we may choose for our endeavors. God made man for employment and we cannot dodge the issue.