There is a famous quote from Goethe, that aptly describes the situation: "Wenn ihr's nicht fühlt, ihr werdet's nicht erjagen" > And knowing lots of recipes all

There is a famous quote from Goethe, that aptly describes the situation: "Wenn ihr's nicht fühlt, ihr werdet's nicht erjagen" > And knowing lots of recipes allows you to much better understand how to tweak and improvise on your existing knowledge Sure, practice is helpful. And it is to be hoped that the conservatories are also helpful for something, if society invests so much money in them and so many professional musicians come out of them.