First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.

Charlie Parker
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First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play. If there is a lesson to be learned from this quote, it is the value of practice over theory. It takes a certain amount of skill and talent to play an instrument properly and to play well. But what makes a great musician is the willingness to practice and practice and practice until they make mistakes or fall flat on their faces. It is this determination that matters.

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