[5tefan]

I was never forced. I was given the opportunity. I can give no reasoning for this but I would say it taught me to conentrate but still to let it flow from my fingers at the same time. Performing in a relaxed state of mind. Also playing live (very rare). It made me more creative and that's not limited to music. I dealt differently with making mistakes. They happen. Part of the game. How does success feel? Try to bring on some very hard Bach piece and you know it. And also humbleness that someone like Bach could compose such fine music. Finely tuned attention to details. Finding pleasure in how a single note is struck and then fades into silence. You can struck it in ten different ways. Still being part of a team / band despite performing on your own. Discovering more and more music and admiring the effort that went into making the music. This list is endless...