I think we need to decompose what we mean by “grinding”. When I practice a segment of a song on the piano over and over until my hands move the proper way to hit the notes, that’s grinding, right?
I think grinding would be if you kept on practicing the song even after you could consistently play it correctly. Otherwise, the positive connotations of “practice” versus the negative connotations of “grinding” wouldn’t make sense.
Maybe “grinding” isn’t the right word, but playing something over and over until it smooths out is the way most people practice.
Thinking about what might be causing problems or what might lead to improvement, and then working on the piece to make specific changes is what you need to do to get really excellent.
I think we need to decompose what we mean by “grinding”. When I practice a segment of a song on the piano over and over until my hands move the proper way to hit the notes, that’s grinding, right?
I think grinding would be if you kept on practicing the song even after you could consistently play it correctly. Otherwise, the positive connotations of “practice” versus the negative connotations of “grinding” wouldn’t make sense.
Maybe “grinding” isn’t the right word, but playing something over and over until it smooths out is the way most people practice.
Thinking about what might be causing problems or what might lead to improvement, and then working on the piece to make specific changes is what you need to do to get really excellent.