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Cake day: August 15th, 2024

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  • That is impossible. Everyone starts with “Twinkle twinkle little star” (or a similarly very easy tune) and that sound horrible. There is no way to make this rewarding, you have to force yourself through it - then the next 4-5 songs. Only after you have done this much can you find practice rewarding - until then you are bad and you know it.

    As for iPad kids - while the thing has changed, the complaint has changed, the sentiment has been expressed since prehistory times. Most kids grow up just fine, just like every other generation.



  • There is more to learn in music than you will have time. This is true even if you start as a kid and become a professional who spends 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year on learning music. As such there is no one “best” method and thinking there is, is the first mistake you can make.

    The only thing I can state with confidence is time is important. You will not get good at anything without lots of practice. If you give me something specific you want to do/learn then I can give you a plan to get there (in some cases a good one, in others someone else can do better), but in the end you need to put in the time. If you do the time you will be better than someone who hasn’t in that subject - but that does not make your better or worse than that other person overall, only in that area.





  • I got tired of burned mac and cheese in college and decided I have to. Back then I couldn’t afford to eat out. Now - well I could afford to eat out of I don’t do something else, but I have yet to find a restaurant at less than $50/plate that isn’t a disappointment - I can good the same for less, it tastes better, and is healthier.