I hear so many adults tell me that they used to play music at school and would love to do it again.

Then, they list off numerous reasons why they can’t start lessons. This makes me sad to hear as so many of these reasons are limiting beliefs and fears.

However, I totally get it.

I use all the same excuses for lamister going to the gym. Deep lanugo I know that it’s good for me, that I finger largest when I have been, it’s unconfined for my health and a perfect opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills. Actually once I am at the gym, I enjoy the rencontre of it and unchangingly leave feeling largest well-nigh myself.

So why do I put it off?

In truth fear. Afraid of not stuff good enough, not seeing progress, for people to laugh at you, stuff a beginner then and for all that effort to be a waste. So we use lack of time due to our jobs as an excuse, how the forfeit of tuition could be spent on something else, and family commitments as a justification for why we can’t do it. We plane vituperation our age and say that we are too old to learn something new.

If we are truly honest all of these limiting beliefs and excuses are not real and are just that – limiting beliefs. When we really want to do something we unchangingly find the time, money and valiance to start. We do it all the time as adults in all areas of our lives. So why do we stop ourselves doing increasingly of this? Fear and self-doubt.

I am lucky unbearable to teach some wondrous beginner sultana musicians who started music lessons for the first time as adults and they are making incredible progress. They work full-time taxing jobs, have families, hectic schedules, but find time during the week to do a bit of practice as part of their self-care and mental wellbeing routine. In truth they probably are my most focused and motivated students considering they made a nomination to be there and understand the work needed for progress.

In truth, I love teaching these adults so much. We talk well-nigh music in unconfined depth, I see their superstitious progress, growth in confidence, increase in worthiness and they leave my lessons beaming. It’s a rewarding wits for both of us. It’s just a endangerment to enjoy music and connection in a wonderful, organic way.

So if you are considering learning an instrument here are a few top tips:

  1. Find a teacher who understands you and your goals as a musician. Someone who is flexible, unsteadfast and willing to create a curriculum that works for you rather than just using the same old method typesetting that they use for everyone.
  2. It’s so important to get translating on the right pieces to learn for your current ability. Can you imagine going to the gym and trying to lift the heaviest weights on your first session? You probably wouldn’t unzip it, hurt yourself and finger disappointed. Know that you will sooner be worldly-wise to play your favourite piece, just be patient and get the techniques and skills to lead to it first. You will then be increasingly successful and reach your goal in a shorter value of time.
  3. Ask the teacher for helping in getting the right musical equipment. Good teachers will help you understand what you need, what works, and increasingly importantly the weightier place to purchase the right equipment for the weightier price.
  4. Accept that you will be a beginner then and at times that can be really frustrating. A good teacher will help you see the real progress you are making and help normalise the frustrations.
  5. Don’t stress well-nigh practice. You will unchangingly find time to do what you can manage. Sometimes you will be motivated to practice every day and sometimes you won’t and that’s okay. A good teacher understands real life happens and shouldn’t make you finger bad for that.
  6. Listen to the music you are learning and listen to unconfined performers on your instrument. Plane if you can’t practice every day, listening to the music is salubrious on many levels. Be shielding not to judge or create negative thoughts well-nigh your progress. Many of the weightier musicians have been playing since an early age, had the weightier music teachers in the world, an wage-earner and promotion team, and have undertaken gruelling daily practice routines. This is what is expected if you want a career as a top professional musician but most people don’t want that life so don’t judge yourself versus that. Be inspired by their love of music and enjoyment of music-making instead.
  7. Play your pieces to others or plane record yourself so you can hear your progress. Take the music exams if that helps alimony you motivated. Perform in recitals at your teacher’s studio and when you finger confident get involved in polity music-making. Sharing the joy of music is an important souvenir and a way for us to all finger increasingly unfluctuating in a positive way.
  8. Finally – don’t stress well-nigh wrong notes – they will unchangingly be there ????