Comments for Dina's Piano Studio http://dinaspianostudio.com Offering Private Piano Lessons in Charlotte, NC Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:32:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Talent vs. Hard Work by Satie's Faction http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213&cpage=1#comment-7 Satie's Faction Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:32:49 +0000 http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213#comment-7 I often wonder if the word "talent" means anything at all. When it comes to music, it might just be that nothing is innate after all, that everything depends on how much exposure you experienced as a child. It's also very important to equate music with fun. It's a shame how many people ran away from music school just because of the tedious theory lessons they were taught at a very young age. I often wonder if the word “talent” means anything at all. When it comes to music, it might just be that nothing is innate after all, that everything depends on how much exposure you experienced as a child.

It’s also very important to equate music with fun. It’s a shame how many people ran away from music school just because of the tedious theory lessons they were taught at a very young age.

]]> Comment on Talent vs. Hard Work by Dina http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213&cpage=1#comment-5 Dina Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:41:52 +0000 http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213#comment-5 <a href="#comment-4" rel="nofollow">@Carrie </a> Thanks for the comment, Carrie. Well said! I've noticed the "why bother?" phenomenon quite often in my students. I wish I could show them how much worse a pianist I was at their age than they are now. Further, not everyone's goal has to be virtuosity. Plenty of my students play just for recreation, or as an addition to a long list of hobbies they already spend other time on. You don't have to be a great musician to get pleasure out of playing. @Carrie
Thanks for the comment, Carrie. Well said! I’ve noticed the “why bother?” phenomenon quite often in my students. I wish I could show them how much worse a pianist I was at their age than they are now.

Further, not everyone’s goal has to be virtuosity. Plenty of my students play just for recreation, or as an addition to a long list of hobbies they already spend other time on. You don’t have to be a great musician to get pleasure out of playing.

]]> Comment on Talent vs. Hard Work by Carrie http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213&cpage=1#comment-4 Carrie Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:07:11 +0000 http://dinaspianostudio.com/?p=213#comment-4 Fabulous post, Dina! I think having a natural talent for something just means you will pick it up faster with practice. Talent is just a potential -- you still have to work and practice to use that potential to its fullest. And even if you don't think you have a natural talent for something you enjoy, that doesn't mean you can't do it. Anyone can learn and improve if they work at something and practice. A beginner might look at someone experienced and think "Oh, I'll never be able to do that. Why should I even try? They're obviously just talented, and I'm not." But if you focus on competing with yourself, improving your own skills and performance, you'll progress much farther than you thought you could. Fabulous post, Dina!

I think having a natural talent for something just means you will pick it up faster with practice. Talent is just a potential — you still have to work and practice to use that potential to its fullest.

And even if you don’t think you have a natural talent for something you enjoy, that doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Anyone can learn and improve if they work at something and practice. A beginner might look at someone experienced and think “Oh, I’ll never be able to do that. Why should I even try? They’re obviously just talented, and I’m not.” But if you focus on competing with yourself, improving your own skills and performance, you’ll progress much farther than you thought you could.

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