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Different with bowed instruments though where the timbre is unlistenable without good technique!
Ugh! I wish someone had put a guitar in my hands instead of a bloody violin when I was 9. Do kids learn cool instruments in school these days?? :-)
(Apologies to any fiddlers who are actually quite good/enjoy playing, and/or make it sound cool...)
PhilPub-
Do kids learn cool instruments in school these days?? :-)
They don't seem to. Or at least, the guitar lessons at my kids place appear to be the usual unimaginative thing. Also, they only seem to be allowed to play acoustics, which maybe isn't a bad thing, but I know wasn't what I wanted when I tried to learn as a kid.
Get them learning the Seven Nation Army riff early doors rather than faffing about with assorted nursery rhymes!
christianSpaceman
I reckon it took 10 years of lessons (and not very much practicing) for me to start enjoying playing violin/viola on its own. Prior to that I’d only really enjoyed playing in various ensembles (4-100 people). Kept it up till I left college but only as I had a very good teacher who viewed our Friday afternoon lessons as a chance to relax, have a chat and play some duets. If I’d been under any pressure to achieve at that point I would have probably binned it off but I think it was trained technique that let me enjoy it. Different with bowed instruments though where the timbre is unlistenable without good technique!