Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
Originally Posted by Gordon Scott
In my school days, ~60 years ago now, music was also on the curriculum. In elementary school I learned the note lengths & names(*) and played the occasional 'ting' on a triangle.
Sounds like you were exposed to more music in elementary school that I was and in high school I had no instruction at all. But in college we were required to take a Music Appreciation class that touched on classical music as well as popular music. I wish I had more instruction, including private lessons.

That's what I am a huge proponent of.
Music should be taught in school.
Maybe I was lucky but I had band class in 2nd grade (my parents were not so lucky because they had to attend that recital)
Then we moved from Detroit area north and I had to wait until 5th grade to have a band class again.

Music students learn differently than others, as I tried to state in my essay. A lot of math and dexterity and thinking becomes second nature just from practice.
When you have a class, you practice more than private lessons. At least I did.
I did both at the same time for a lot of years (school and private) and I can guarantee you I was going to disappoint that one private teacher before disappointing a whole class.

//well that & the private was a LOT harder once they knew my capabilities

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