Eighty-Five Times I Practice This Page

StoryHistorical Account★★★★

A piano teacher took her young students to see Paderewski. When teacher and student arrived, the master pianist was practicing. When the teacher asked the maestro for some message of encouragement for the student, Paderewski pointed to the music on the rack and said: “Do you see this composition? [— I—‘the great Paderewski’—eighty-five times I practice this page.”

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Also attributed to: Unknown

The point

A piano teacher takes a young student to see Paderewski, who is practicing. The master pianist points to the music and says he has practiced that same page eighty-five times, showing the value of diligent repetition.

Scripture

Colossians 3:23Proverbs 22:291 Corinthians 9:24-27Philippians 3:142 Timothy 2:15

Audience

AdultsYouthChildren

Occasions

Graduation

Tone

Inspiring · Motivating · Hopeful

To tell aloud

under a minute · 52 words

Subjects

Perseverance Practice Excellence Diligence Apiano Teacher Tookher Young Humility Discipline

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