"No pupil should be an exact copy of his master, otherwise the art would make little progress."
Frederick Grinke, quoted by Donald Brook in "Violinists of Today" (1948).
"No pupil should be an exact copy of his master, otherwise the art would make little progress."
Unless, of course, 'progress' is not the goal. Sometimes simple productive output is important, in which case exact copies may be just what you need!
It looks like, this month, I get to be the one to start the quotes thread.