Can you be Too Old for Music Lessons?Interesting insights about never being "too old" to take music lessonsIn this video, Robert explains the difference between younger and older music learners and how it is never too late to start learning music. Released on July 17, 2013 DISCLAIMER: The views and the opinions expressed in this video are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Virtual Sheet Music and its employees. Video TranscriptionHi, welcome to virtualsheetmusic.com and livingpianos.com. I'm Robert Estrin. Today's question is: can you be too old to start music lessons? This is a great question, and I'm going to explore and try to give you the ins and outs. Well, in a nutshell, you can start music at any age and have a degree of success. Now, I must say that there are elements of the development of the brain that occur in people who study music from a young age. So, for example, if you've never even been exposed to classical music, let's say, in your life you've never even heard it, and then you try to become an accomplished violinist, let's say, in your 20s or 30s, it's extremely unlikely that you could develop a concert career. The coordination, the understanding of the whole musical language would be lacking. However, a lot of times people start music later in life and have a lot of success. Why? Because maybe they've always been exposed to the sound of music, and if you listen to music, you're developing the ability to understand the language. Better yet is, if you study one instrument, being able to shift to another instrument is much easier. So somebody who grew up, for example, playing the piano and later wanted to switch to the clarinet is going to have a much easier time of playing the clarinet. Even if they've never played it before they might become very proficient, even starting as an adult. So certain instruments probably are best to start young, like stringed instruments and piano, but I've seen people do remarkable things with determination, and everybody has got different capabilities, as well as expectations. And as long as your expectations are in alignment with your abilities and your life situation I think you'll be fine. Just like I wouldn't expect to be professional basketball player, right? No matter how much I might love it? I could still play basketball and enjoy it, although I avoid basketball, honestly, because I don't want to hurt my fingers, but that just gives you one example of what's possible. And I wouldn't not play an instrument because you're a certain age. If you enjoy it, who's to say it's bad? After all, there's no endgame in this. It's a lifelong enjoyment and a pursuit of growth in music. So enjoy it at any age. Thanks for joining me, Robert Estrin. I'll see you next time. Automatic video-to-text transcription by DaDaScribe.com Comments, Questions, Requests: Nguyen Ngoc Bich on June 21, 2015 @6:48 pm PST
Oh, Thank you, Mr Robert , your Video tips are very helful to me, in my learning piano, in spite of my 62 y.old, I had a dream since my childhood to play pian, but had no conditions, until one beautiful day of 2009, when I was 56 yrs. o., my eldest son gave me a Birthday 's gift a piano, so I started learning it by myself thru many documents, and until now, I'm very enjoyingmuch with playing Waltzes, tangos, and a few other classical musics, I don't want to live with Alzheimer in my olden age !
Your explain about " learning pianoat any age " is encouraging me much more, piano music, : more I explore it, more I find out so many wonderful things to learn , etc..., Thank you also for all of the others comments here that are very useful to me , I use all my free times , even some little, and like to spend hours with playing it , as my great hobby. Bravo for your good encouragement ! Homero * VSM MEMBER * on June 16, 2015 @2:26 pm PST
Thank you Robert for your insight.
A keyboard teacher told me, three years ago, that I was too old for the piano and that I should stick to the keyboard (much more easy to play). Nevertheless, I started with piano lessons. Today, I'm 75 and enjoy the piano very much. Besides that, as they say, "Music is inner life and those who have inner life will never suffer from loneliness. Olga Risseeuw * VSM MEMBER * on June 11, 2015 @3:24 am PST
thank you Robert, I started playing a flute just before I was 50 years of age I all my life have wanted to do that and then I had the time for it. It was not easy, but I have absolutely loved to practice all the years and now I can play. Play for the people in our little hospital, play now and then in the workplace for the special people, who need to learn work experience and may play in the church. I will be 70 this year and still absolutely love to play my flute.
Thank you for all the advices, they are many times the same of what I have experienced in the past years. And other times I still learn of what you are saying. And Florences flutter tongue lessons. Thanks Florence. So I enjoy your both videos. Good quality and easy to follow, even for me a non native English speaking woman. Display more comments... (16 more)
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