Originally Posted by MarioD
FWIW - The ten-thousand-hours theory is just that, a theory. We are all wired a little differently thus we all learn a little differently.
Just my 2 cents and your 2 cents may be different.
Indeed we all learn differently, by a little or by a lot . . . and there are reasons for that.

If we start at conception, what is the health status of the mother? What stressors is she under? Is she being abused? Is she addicted to illegal drugs? What, if any, music is she listening to while pregnant? Does she have high-quality pre-natal care including diet? Then we have the home and school environment the child is born into, and the parent(s) attitude towards music, etc., etc.

Even though one might say that learning/being successful in music is for the privileged and fortunate and that the earlier you start the better, there are notable exceptions. Think Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee.

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