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Playing the oboe isn’t easy.
Reedmaking isn’t always easy either. So how do you stay focused and know if you are really making progress, or just spinning your wheels?
It’s funny, because this is something I always notice in hindsight. Usually at the time in question, I either feel incredibly overworked or just plain discouraged. I feel like I am trying hard, but not getting anywhere.
It happened a lot more when I was a student, and now that I am in the “real world,” I actually look forward to it happening every so often, because then I know that my hard work is paying off.