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0 pointsbigbluesax2y ago0 comments

>If you want to be good at math, piano, chess, sculpture, or whatever you need the talent and then it can be nurtured.

No offense, but you sound like you don't really know anything about these disciplines, or about the science of learning (Peak is a good book to read). Getting a good piano teacher will absolutely accelerate your progress and being talented at piano as a kid is a pretty bad predictor of how good you'll be as an adult. Every outstanding Piano "talent" you see on stage today has been nurtured and nurtured themselves through practice, to hell and back.

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OldGuyInTheClub2y ago

None taken but you don't know about my (adult) piano adventure with good teachers over 15+ years, either. I didn't say practice was not important. You can't squeeze blood from a stone.

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0 pointsbigbluesax2y ago0 comments

>If you want to be good at math, piano, chess, sculpture, or whatever you need the talent and then it can be nurtured.

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OldGuyInTheClub2y ago

None taken but you don't know about my (adult) piano adventure with good teachers over 15+ years, either. I didn't say practice was not important. You can't squeeze blood from a stone.

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