|
Six not so secrets of learning we can take from babies.
I paraphrased these thoughts from the blog, "6 secrets infants can teach adults about learning" from Scientific American. The author is Rachel Wu a psychology professor at University of California, Riverside. Have a look. The author postulates that cognitive decline maybe linked to older adults refusing to learn anything new because of embarrassment. Ouch. See you in the practice room. David Story
0 Comments
Obsession is good. It puts a lift in the day, week, month, and year. Below are some inspirational stories of folks who just went for it. Alan attempts Chopin's Ballade in G minor in one year. Gary takes up heavy metal guitar at 40 Tim learns to paint. What do they have in common? High intelligence, a bias for action, a naïve belief in themselves, and guts. Gary's second short video, the third on this list, explodes the idea you need 10,000 hours. A great place to start. Cheers, David BTW: I'm over the 3,000 hour mark in my drumming. That's 7 years of effort. |
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail. AuthorI'm a professional pianist and music educator in West Toronto Ontario. I'm also a devoted student and teacher of the drums. Categories
All
|
RSS Feed