| Hi, sorry to be dormant for so long...
Great players are made. However, so of us have greater cognitive connections to the process of learning an instrument than others and for those lucky ones things move ahead faster.
We see this in sports all the time -- the young Tiger who delevops his swing at an early age and is hitting the ball 300 yards at age 12 (think Michele Wie as well). The Little Leaguer who throws strikes naturally and fluidly vs. the kid who throws more like poultry.
Intuitive connection can be built through repetition of sound principles. It simply takes more reps for some than it took Vizzutti or Sommerhalder (and they practiced like mad -- thus (voila!) great technique at an early age. I can cite examples (including an ex roomate at Northwestern) of the tortoise winning the race, however. It simply takes patience and stamina -- qualities lacking in most of us today.
Discussion?
Best to you all,
EC |