Smithi20

Andrew, hi! I was very touched by your story and especially the story of your pupil. This kind of encouragement needs to keep moving! Unfortunately, I was never encouraged this way.. but I must admit to huge amounts of natural ability and dogmatism, even at a young age! I used to argue with my trumpet teacher, and then piss him off by sight reading next week´s Arban study! I´m happy with my playing now, but never felt that thare was someone who was generous enough to accept my potential, and for all that have, it´s a blessing! For all that don´t, and there are lots of us out there, stick with it, if it´s somethingt you love and enjoy! The mere fact that you are conversing on TM tells me that you have been bitten by the bug, the obsession, the enjoyment, so go for it!