Dwight sez: "Here's some more earthly wisdom that might help the student's approach to working on the old mountain music. I was held back on the fiddle for 32 years because I cared too much. Tried to control it and the music. Impossible."

"When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill.
If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous.
If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets -- He is out of his mind!

His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him.
He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting--
And the need to win drains him of power." -Chuang Tzu

Dwight sez: "As  long as you are thinking about smoothness and accuracy you'll just work against yourself. "

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