"You only get better by playing." 

-Buddy Rich

"I love people, and I love to be with people

and to make music with people."

-Esperanza Spalding

The music is within your heart, your soul, your spirit,

and this is all I did when I sat at piano. I just go within.

-Alice Coltrane

"The discipline of practice every  day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience." 

-Jascha Heifetz

“Dance is an essential part life”

– Katherine Dunham

“The beautiful thing about learning

is nobody can take it away from you.”

-B.B. King.

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"But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me."

-Alicia Keys

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“If I'm going to sing like someone else,

then I don't need to sing at all.” 

-Billie Holiday

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