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During my highschool career, I was required to take a Piano Master Class. This class basically consisted of listening to music, analyzing it, and learning the basic history of a piece or its composer. However when a concert or performance was approaching, this class took on a very different format. We, the students, were required to perform in front of our peers and sit there as they pointed out our every mistake. Imagine that. At first, I thought of this class as just some kind of tool to humiliate all of us and I thought of criticism as people just trying to embarass you to give themsleves some sense of superiority. But, while im sitting there listening to people who are worst pianists than me tell me how to improve MY piece, I realize that some good does come out of this. I'm reminded that when the concert actually comes, mock performances and criticisms make you a better performer. However, this concept does not only apply to piano, it applys to life. Criticism, most of the time, is primarily used to help you. I'm not talking about someone criticizing the way you talk or the way you dress, but someone giving you a critical review of something that you want to succeed at. Most of the time, we don't care about people's suggestions on how we should dress but when it comes to suggestions for making our writing better or suggestions on how to better finance our money, we care because it benefits us. I learned from this class that criticism, although it has a negative connotation, is not always a bad thing. Of course, like anything else, it has its pros and cons but in the end if anyone wants anything to be done correctly, criticism is absolutely necessary.