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• Thoughts & Quotes

  "It's never too late...or too soon!" - P. Tambroni
  
  My first bass teacher said this to me about learning to improvise -"Play everything! If it sounds bad, don't do it again."
  
  "Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong." -unknown
  
  "Talk does not cook rice." - Chinese Proverb
  
  "Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad." - from Mental Toughness
  
  Everyone has vision. Few have venture. - P. Tambroni
  
  Do less, master more.
  
  "There is no easy or difficult; only familiar and unfamiliar." - Kenny Werner
  
  Once there was a bassist so bad, even the section noticed.
  
  "Try softer, not harder"
  
  

• Favorite Books

  Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
  
  Perfect Wrong Note - Learning to Trust Your Musical Self by William Westney
  
  Peak Performers by Charles Garfield
  
  The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green with Timothy Gallwey

  
  A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performancesby Eloise Ristad

  
  Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Withinby Kenny Werner

  
  The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistryby Barry Green

  
  No More Secondhand Artby Peter London

  
  Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Artby Stephen Nachmanovitch

  
  The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning by Dr. James E. Loehr

  
  Simple Zen: A Guide to Living Moment by Moment (Simple Series)by C. Alexander Simpkins, Ph.D. & Annellen Simpkins, Ph.D.

  
  A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bassby Frederick Zimmerman

  
  Art of Double Bass Playing (Art of)by Warren Benfield & James Seay Dean, Jr.

  
  Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivityby David Allen

  
  
  The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)by John Maeda
  
  The Joy of Inspired Teachingby Tim Lautzenheiser
  
  Essays on violin pedagogy by Lyman Bodman
  
  The Musician's Practice Planner By David Motto, Stephanie Railsback
  
  The Complete Electric Bass Player Bk 1 by Chuck Rainey
  
  

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