The day I thought I'd finally arrive as a song leader

In his book Outliers , Malcolm Gladwell refers to the “10,000 hour rule”, claiming that the key to achieving expertise in any skill is to practise for around 10,000 hours. I reckon I’ve done my 10,000 hours over the last 30 years of teaching songs and leading choirs. Yet I still can’t pull it out of the hat without preparation. Although the 10,000 hour rule has often been questioned, it’s…