I've heard that it's dangerous to learn without an instructor in the sense that you can develop bad habits that are more difficult to unlearn than if you were just a blank slate and taught how to play properly.
Funny, I was watching these videos of people self learning the violin at a later age. A lot of people actually learned faster and better older and on their own watching youtube videos. It was fascinating. I mean none of them are the next Hillary Hahn but some of them in the span of 2 years were very competent.I've heard that it's dangerous to learn without an instructor in the sense that you can develop bad habits that are more difficult to unlearn than if you were just a blank slate and taught how to play properly.
This is very encouraging to hear. Maybe I should pick up an electric violin and headphones so that I can practice without the shame of neighbors hearing me lolFunny, I was watching these videos of people self learning the violin at a later age. A lot of people actually learned faster and better older and on their own watching youtube videos. It was fascinating. I mean none of them are the next Hillary Hahn but some of them in the span of 2 years were very competent.
Reminds me of a soprano that never studied music and learned to sing by just recording herself and listening to the playback.Who instructed the first instructor...?
I have been teaching piano for many years at different levels and I can say that every self taught student that I have worked with had a lot of bad habits that made the process harder. I guess it would be the same with any other instrument. It depends on your goal, anywayI've heard that it's dangerous to learn without an instructor in the sense that you can develop bad habits that are more difficult to unlearn than if you were just a blank slate and taught how to play properly.
This is true and i think it is the best way to learn however the circumstances are different.A baby has a clean slate for learning language as you age the circumstances change.The genuis are coming when everyone will learn foundations in utero.My speculation is that is what happened to Mozart and Beethoven and others.Reminds me of a soprano that never studied music and learned to sing by just recording herself and listening to the playback.
I honestly think that most of music can't be taught to you by another and that which can be taught is so riddled with stupid outdated rules. It's like learning to speak, nobody tells you how to form words, you just listen until you get it.