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Old 06-22-2009, 07:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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maybe it depends on the person.
i think this is the biggest factor.

the whole lessons vs. self taught thing seems to boil down to a difference between wanting to develop an ability to play the instrument and understanding the fundamentals of the instrument and its relation to the greater whole of music. you 'can' teach yourself both but one aspect is usually a bit more complicated than the other.
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i think this is the biggest factor.

the whole lessons vs. self taught thing seems to boil down to a difference between wanting to develop an ability to play the instrument and understanding the fundamentals of the instrument and its relation to the greater whole of music. you 'can' teach yourself both but one aspect is usually a bit more complicated than the other.
This is true. It also depends on what background history you have with music. When I was little my mother chauffeured me off to classical piano lessons for at least 5 years. Subsequently, I was able to self teach myself guitar and bass etc because I had that theoretical (and practical) musical grounding.
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This is true. It also depends on what background history you have with music. When I was little my mother chauffeured me off to classical piano lessons for at least 5 years. Subsequently, I was able to self teach myself guitar and bass etc because I had that theoretical (and practical) musical grounding.
i never had formal training, but everyone i know who was forced to piano lessons by their moms (none of them liked it or wanted to go haha) when they were kids benefited from that knowledge later in life and seemed more apt to successfully pick up new instruments and styles.
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i never had formal training, but everyone i know who was forced to piano lessons by their moms (none of them liked it or wanted to go haha) when they were kids benefited from that knowledge later in life and seemed more apt to successfully pick up new instruments and styles.
Haha exactly. I hated piano lessons and I hated 'practicing' each week. But now, I'm eternally grateful because my musical knowledge comes in handy.
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