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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ian Sample Science editor

INSANE: Practice does not always make perfect finds study of violinists | Vintage Vibes

Student playing violin
Authors of the new study suggest practice is less of a driver for the overall difference in skill Photograph: Peter Muller/Getty Images/Cultura RF

With blatant disregard for the public benefits of motivational idioms, researchers have concluded that practice does not, necessarily, make perfect.

A study of violinists found that merely good players practised as much as, if not more than, better players, leaving other factors such as quality of tuition, learning skills and perhaps natural talent to account for the difference.

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