Jan 3, 2023
Why Do Kids Hate Music Lessons?
As a former violin student, I decided to investigate why so many promising players quit early
Over the eleven years of my lessons, my student peers were sieved and clustered. A skilled select few soared. A larger group tarried in the middle, talented enough to continue yet lacking the commitment needed to radically improve. The majority quit, because they were driven to other hobbies, bored, stressed by their teacher’s expectations, or defeated by their lack of progress. Only very few went on to become professional musicians.
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Illustration by Alain Pilon (@alain_pilon)
