The 3 Biggest Values of Adult Piano Lessons
It's Worthwhile for a Variety of Good Reasons - Here's Only Three!
1. It's a wonderful, fun hobby that you can pursue for your entire lifetime.
Now, some folks like to play for others and some don't, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that your new ability, your new hobby, can give you a lifetime of sheer enjoyment for almost no money at all. Sure, you'll have to learn but once learning is done, you simply sit down at it when the mood strikes and make pleasing, beautiful music. For most folks, this means playing their favorite tunes with a minimum of practice.
2. It Costs Little in Terms of Money and Effort
The lessons do take awhile, but even learning can be fun - if you let it be. And once the lessons are through, and since you'll already own your own instrument, your enjoyment costs you zero in terms of effort and expense. Just play.
3. Science now confirms that your efforts will keep you as young as possible.
From the pages of NYT "best-sellers" to your favorite magazines, the news about adult music training is all positive. I have copies which explain how learning takes place at every age (I could have told them that years ago!) not just for children. Science now has proven this fact and even invented a wonderful $10 word for it - "neuroplasticity!" This means that in order to keep the brain and hands as young as possible, older learners need to learn new things.
But how hard is that? I've taught ages 5 ½ to 97 and I can conclusively state that adults, on the average, learn 10 -20X faster than children. Yes, I know this goes against "conventional wisdom." However, ask yourself how often that's been wrong! Ask any parent about why their child only slowly "gets the picture" and you'll have your answer. Sure, there are "young Mozarts," but they are few and far between!
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