The Myth of Self-Starting | Ep45

The Musician Toolkit with David Lane

It's not uncommon for a teacher to hear this from a parent who is discontinuing lessons.

"They won't practice unless I tell them to do it." Sometimes we're talking about a 7 or 8 year old child.

Parents and, sometimes, teachers can have unrealistic expectations for how much children should CHOOSE to do the challenging work with practicing their instrument. There's a lot going on here, not the least is which a faulty correlation between not choosing to practice and not liking their instrument. Real practice is WORK, and even adults have trouble with making it a priority. This episode also talks about the 3 opinions of self-starting that many adults tend to hold, preventing them from realizing the truth: Self-starting is a myth.

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