Comments on: Two Incredible Speeches http://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/ Music Educator, Tech Enthusiast, Social Media Innovator Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: j!http://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-516 j! Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:06:10 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-516 That second speech...WOW...<br>Story:<br>So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years...but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year... And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared...<br><br>Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.<br><br>Thanks for the post Andy :D<br>Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches! That second speech…WOW…
Story:
So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years…but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year… And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared…

Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.

Thanks for the post Andy :D
Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches!

]]> By: j!http://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-485 j! Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:06:10 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-485 That second speech...WOW...<br>Story:<br>So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years...but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year... And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared...<br><br>Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.<br><br>Thanks for the post Andy :D<br>Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches! That second speech…WOW…
Story:
So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years…but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year… And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared…

Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.

Thanks for the post Andy :D
Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches!

]]> By: jhttp://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-453 j Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:06:10 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-453 That second speech...WOW...<br>Story:<br>So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years...but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year... And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared...<br><br>Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.<br><br>Thanks for the post Andy :D<br>Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches! That second speech…WOW…
Story:
So, I like saying I've played violin for 14 years…but i leave out the fact that it's been kinda on 'n off since 8th grade. That's when I stopped practicing. I didn't start enjoying violin until sophomore year… And last year when I decided I wanted to go into music, to be totally honest, I thought it was just because it was something that's been with me for pretty much my whole life. I didn't know why it was there after all those years of arguing with parents, showing up to lessons unprepared…

Anyways, I think I know why now. And hopefully with a strict teacher and a lil inspiration every now n then (like that article), I'll go back to practicing a gazillion hours a day like the good Asian boy I used to be.

Thanks for the post Andy :D
Can't wait for your reflection on the speeches!

]]> By: Andy Zweibelhttp://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Andy Zweibel Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:34:02 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-452 Thanks, folks, for stopping by and leaving your thoughts! Reading is something that I'm noticing helps me a lot with my "writer's block," because it's a lot easier to find inspiration writing about another work, rather than coming up with something from scratch. Granted, it's the "from-scratch" works that define us as writers, but our thoughts on others' works are also important, as is the need to spread great work, so this avenue works out pretty well! Thanks, folks, for stopping by and leaving your thoughts! Reading is something that I'm noticing helps me a lot with my “writer's block,” because it's a lot easier to find inspiration writing about another work, rather than coming up with something from scratch. Granted, it's the “from-scratch” works that define us as writers, but our thoughts on others' works are also important, as is the need to spread great work, so this avenue works out pretty well!

]]> By: prepbookshttp://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-451 prepbooks Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:45:23 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-451 Totally agreed, without a doubt! Totally agreed, without a doubt!

]]> By: HowToWriteASpeechhttp://andyzweibel.com/blog/2009/03/24/two-incredible-speeches/comment-page-1/#comment-450 HowToWriteASpeech Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:14:10 +0000 http://andyzweibel.com/?p=326#comment-450 I think you did the right thing. You can't always force yourself to write text after text. Reading lots of material is one of the best ways to get inspiration. And after all you came up with this blog post. The speeches are nice, too. I think you did the right thing. You can't always force yourself to write text after text. Reading lots of material is one of the best ways to get inspiration. And after all you came up with this blog post. The speeches are nice, too.

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