[{"text_idx": "#000001", "text": "Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did something totally unexpected: she packed up her guitar and sheet music, headed into downtown Los Angeles, and set up outdoors to work through the new techniques."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "On the other hand, Eric Oto, a saxophonist and two-time participant, has occasionally found himself sidetracked during outdoor sessions\u2013but in a good way. \u201cThe acoustics were so fascinating that I ended up, for a little while, just strolling around the campus plaza listening for different sounds,\u201d says the 48-year-old lawyer. \u201cHearing the sounds bouncing off of the granite, concrete, and everything else outside was really interesting, and it got me to think a lot more about sound production, rather than just technique.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Practice in Public Makes Perfect: how playing for your fans makes you better\nPrice, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still [...]"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still [...]"}]