From Practice to Ritual: Reframing the Foundations of Musical Mastery
In music education, practice is often treated as the cornerstone of progress. Repetition, consistency, and technical refinement are emphasized as the primary pathways to mastery. Yet beneath this familiar framework lies a deeper—and frequently underutilized—dimension of development: ritual. Where practice concerns execution, ritual concerns coherence. Ritual creates a structured environment not only for skill acquisition,…
