Qualities of a Good Musician

Qualities of a Good Musician

     There are thousands upon thousands of musicians in Taiwan, but most of them can only be called as  “music players” or “music teachers”. Just a few people have such ability and fame to make themselves become a real “musician”. Why is it so difficult to be a good musician? There are several essential factors to show what these musicians must have.

     First of all, the most important factor is talent. People must have enough musicality to make their music profound and heart-stirring. Musicality includes two parts----rhythm and melody. A good musician must have a strong sense of rhythm and sentence of melody from their heart. Many people consider that they have talent of music, but most of them are showed by teaching, not from inherency. Therefore, if someday they get a complete new piece of music, they probably can not play it very well, because they do not catch the spirit of melody.

     The second factor is having a good teacher. A good teacher not only teaches  musical notes or skills, but also teaches students how to find out the music's tone color. When we can differentiate the tone color from bad to good by ourselves, the music we play will convey our unique style. This is why there are so many famous violinists and pianists in the world, and we can not judge which one is better or worse, beacuse every musician has their own style. On the other hand, if someone's music just sounds like the other, that means it does not have special form about the music. As a result, a good teacher should lead us to find our characteristic of style, but not just copy others' music single-mindedly.

     Third, the factor that musician should have is effort. This is the easiest factor of being a good musician, but it is also the most difficult one to accomplish. Everyone knows many kinds of art all need to practice hard unceasingly, such as learning dancing, painting, sporting... and so on. It is the same for music. To increase great skills and maintain an above average level both needs to practice. Someone said :"No pain no gain". Only striving can let us have skill good enogh to express music our mind.

     Moreover, the fourth factor to be a good musician is luckiness. It decide someone's opportunities to perform or to work. There is no denying that even though we have a talent for music, a great teacher, and practicing very hard, we are still waiting for somebody who appreciates our music, and also waiting for an opportunity to perform in a concert hall. Whose fortune may even have a great effect than their musical abilities upon the future of musicians' life. Therefore, what we can do is to do our best, and wait for the right time to come.

     All in all, qualities of a good musician is not a simple matter. There are four factors to be that one, the talent, having a good teacher, effort, and luckiness. These factors are all indispensible parts for a good musician. If we can enjoy the joyful and the touch moment that music bring to us, it is more important than being a succesful musician.