MGibster
Legend
I was never a professional musician but I did play the violin for a number of years. I got better by actually playing the violin. I didn't play it in front of an audience all the time, but I got better by playing.Er... I'm a professional musician, and I can definitely say that's not now how it works. There's definitely a difference in quality between the people who are spending time practicing their skills in between performances and those that don't. Sure, practice and performance aren't exactly the same... but my old choir director used to say, "proper practice prevents piss-poor performance" for a reason.