10,000 hours
9 Sep
I’ve read that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master something. That breaks down to roughly 20 hours a week for 10 years. I just started playing drums over the summer, and I practice for a few hours a week. So, it looks like I’ll be a drum master in my 70s, which is fine by me. I’d rather do that than play bingo anyway.
Joe Morello – Master jazz drummer
Buddy Rich – Master drummer with a mean temper
Karen Carpenter – Great drummer. Who Knew? I didn’t until my friend showed me this clip of her.
Senri Kawaguchi – Japanese drummer, age 13. She started playing at 5, so I’m guessing she crammed those 10,000 hours into 8 years. She’s amazing and adorable.
Ok, well I’m off to practice. I only have 9,900 hours to go.
in that case, i guess the only think i’ve mastered is the art of passing gas.
thing, not think. jeez.
Fart Master Supreme
This is tangentially related – have you seen videos of the guitar prodigy Sungha Jung? Mind-blowing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0N4SkIsV48&feature=channel
That was beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
don’t forget to check out Max Roach one of my fav drummers.
lets put some hours in jaimes!!
i’m going to start a log of my hours i think…
diana