Violin lessons - The adult beginners

I was surprised and impressed by the number of adults to learn the challenge of starting the violin. In preparation for this article e-mail I received from adult beginners who have had contact with and stay with their suggestions and give you my thoughts.

I came to believe that is a big myth out there in terms of adults, take a new instrument: "It 's difficult for an adult Than is a child." There are many versions ofthis: "Children are much more flexible," "You can not teach an old dog new tricks!" Well, I do not think this is completely true. I think the reason this myth persists is because of differences in expectations between adults and children.

Children want to play because they heard a violin somewhere, or a parent or a grandparent plays and want to be like them, or for many other reasons. But children are accustomed to the end of the beginning of things to be, and the people she teaches and used to tell them howThings to do. They go into their lesson a week, helping mom and dad you practice every day, and before he knows it a few years ago and the sound pretty good!

Adults on the other side has become very competent in their chosen profession and in many cases, the teacher and the student is not in their area. It 'unfortunate, therefore, be a top violinist and play at a beginner level for someone who is good (his teacher). Youalways looking for progress and to meet a standard that they have chosen - often an unrealistic standard.

I was a student, has always wanted to play the violin, he said. His wife gave him a violin and a month of lessons for his birthday and was very excited and very nervous. At work, it was full before a meeting of leaders will be and that's where it was used more comfortable. When she arrived in class, was sweaty and nervous and I could not do anythingHe really calmed down. I'm not really that difficult! It 'been too heavy for him, the author again. It 'lasted for about a month and then was busy with work, continue with the violin.

Adult students who have to stick with him no predetermined expectations other than playing as good as they can. I asked adult beginners, what were their expectations when they began teaching. Heather, viola lessons started in their 40s, said he expected it would be difficult and longas two years earlier for everyone to play. Bill, who began his 60 years, said he had no real expectations that he would only as good as he could. Melody, the lessons in their 30 years ago, said she would only be able to share the music with her son and husband. All these students have played for over a year and see big improvements in tone and in their overall game.

A particular challenge to stay motivated adult students. I advise all myStudents continue to pass-off to play the tracks in their lessons. At the end of a song and moved to the next, the old songs, often play in your workout. May be good warm-up, and are very encouraging. Easier to obtain and forever, you know this song, once the drive is now easy to! You have visible progress!

Bill remains in hearing good players motivated. He says that everything is difficult, but fun even though sometimes Imake real music. "A great help to keep Heather was a magazine violin. About once a month I write in it, "he says." It helps me to resolve obstacles motivation. I try to have a recording of it every time I do a moment of A-ha. It always helps me the picture in mind. "Listening to music really good reasons too. One of the objectives will be with some time and ready to play a great motivator for others." Why is it so difficult, the feeling of power controla new skill is absolutely exciting, "says Heather.

Melody said: "The common interest [with my husband and son both play violin] bonds us in a very sweet. This gives me a lot of motivation to keep learning, even if I improve very slowly. And how a role model, I show [my] son that I will not stop, even if it is not easy. "

I asked the student to adult, if he had advice to anyone taking violin lessons as an adult. Bill says: "Go for it!" Heatheradvised, "very honest with yourself about your motives for starting playback, and time and energy you have available to invest. Apart from That, I would always encourage almost everyone at least try. Learning something new, especially before something challenging as the violin, was in scientific studies have shown that to be the best protection against dementia in old age! "

Now a few words for teachers. Teachers should be aware of the differentMotivation and teaching approaches for adults against children. Heather said it was important to require the performance of adult learners in the preamble. I agree with this and always encourage my students to play for adults, but her have the last word. If you do not play the point, then they can come, listen and support other students. "Moreover," says Heather, "the practical rules will be different. May make an adult feel kind of Silly Flyers. Contrary, students sayAbout new skills presented in each song. Validate his feelings of satisfaction each of which, what they learned when they move outside of each piece.

"The teachers can help [] their adult learners best be achieved by tuning To Each student personally. Maybe a few more notes on file, or write directly from hours once a month, especially when a big studio or a hectic schedule Com have. Keep us remember the benefits of violin, tell us how brave we are, (webrave, you know!) and help us in our reasonable expectations. "

Here are some other tips for beginner adults:

Bill: "I have a new question every week, and we deal with them. There is no substitute for a real live teacher."

Heather: "A message on TV to talk about the latest research shows that our brain to record almost exclusively the last frame of mind or emotion Associated with each experience. Here's how it works: it may take 30 minutes toDentist getting my teeth drilled without anesthesia, and if you won one million U.S. dollars off the door, you will be happy to go to the dentist!

"Ok this is perhaps a bit 'too much, but I decided to try it. For about a week, I ignored the timer and made sure to stop playing on a" high ". It worked, well almost uncontrollable urge to play! Borders Thoughts on madness would, in my opinion, that something was writing: "If I get up 20 minutes early morning, Iplay for 15 minutes before work. "

"I also remember clearly the time when I was working in particular on the extension of my endurance, and would certainly be worn every day, when I put the violin. Soon I begin to think of a time to practice and think," I 'm too tired to practice! "And I felt too tired. So with all the other things we had to think and remember when practitioners, we must understand how it ends on a high note, almost all the time. For methe violin is a pleasure and a joy. In my heart, I feel it is a sacred privilege.

"Teachers who are on the tips, students can feel that way and send students out the door with a million dollars a week."

Geanellen: "I discovered that (my very dear old tape recorder style probably the first type ever way back when in my very" young "years) :-) [Achieved is] very good guess. I for the class my band and do what the teacher says, and have their gameThe pieces, which she wants to work. If the piece is a quick Irish jig, will play as the sound is good up to speed, but he will be slow. Sometimes he breaks into measures. Then the whole week at home with my training I turn the recorder and play with her. It has also helped to learn where my finger instead, so I stay in line with the music.

"I feel that this is probably the best of starts for me. As a very activefor the elderly, I have a myriad of things in my head, including the support of my mother 90 years-old, who is legally blind and still lives at home on a farm 10 hectares with cattle. For now I'm home a lesson, I always (well, OK, almost never remember), if the teacher says, "bow up" bend or "etc., so that the recorder, it comes to me every time practice, and practice together. :-) "

All these students have grown to mention playing the violina challenge. Reminds me of the movie "A League of their own." Dotty says his coach, Jimmy, who had left because they were too difficult to baseball. It 's a very intelligent answer: "It will be difficult. If it were not all would be difficult. It 's the hard that makes it great! "All of these adult students have faced the challenge of the violin and have practice right through the hard times. You inspire me!

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