Originally posted by Dnj: Too many distractions in today's world for kids to get serious about playing an instrument vs years ago when there were less alternatives & other choices to make music as there are now. Our kids have become too lazy & dependent on musical technology..."Study music for years?..practice every day?...Theory & Scales?" "sorry Mom not now"... my friends are outside and we're going to the mall..."gotta run Dad I'm getting a text message"
Narrow minded way of thinking as this and several other threads on young talent, plus the one you posted on this very thread, proves you wrong.
#273355 - 10/09/0908:54 AMRe: Check out this 5 year old!
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No doubt there are and always will be children who receive the proper direction to develop 'natural' talent and become EXCELLENT musicians, I think that 'on the whole' there are far less kids taking music lessons than there were when I was a kid ... A lot of kids take music in school and then drop it ... I recently posted that one of our grandsons was taking stand-up bass in school ... the first couple of weeks were plucking and bowing using right hand only ... he has really enjoyed it ... this week they start with both hands ... I only hope the enjoyment continues ... t.
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