Comments on: Are you too old to play the banjo? http://banjosrule.com/blog/are-you-too-old-to-play-banjo/ Banjo Blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/are-you-too-old-to-play-banjo/comment-page-1/#comment-410 admin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=593#comment-410 Hey Jim, thanks a million for that reply. You managed to fill in several holes I left in the conversation. I especially love your comments about adults having "failure scripts" built in that kids maybe don't. (A definite reference to your web development and programming background, yes?) That's a great point and one that I've seen brought in many disciplines, not just taking up music. Adults do learn to take up a self-defeating attitude sometimes. At any rate, thanks for reading, thanks for replying, and I hope to see more from you. Banjo Paul Hey Jim, thanks a million for that reply. You managed to fill in several holes I left in the conversation. I especially love your comments about adults having “failure scripts” built in that kids maybe don’t. (A definite reference to your web development and programming background, yes?) That’s a great point and one that I’ve seen brought in many disciplines, not just taking up music. Adults do learn to take up a self-defeating attitude sometimes. At any rate, thanks for reading, thanks for replying, and I hope to see more from you.

Banjo Paul

]]> By: banjoist123 http://banjosrule.com/blog/are-you-too-old-to-play-banjo/comment-page-1/#comment-409 banjoist123 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:51:40 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=593#comment-409 I agree, Paul, although I'd caution most beginners reading this to know that what you're referring to is advanced age. I've had some guys in their 40s and 50s come in convinced that they cannot learn because they are too old. I think we probably start losing our fine motor skills somewhere in our 70s, I'd guess. I agree also that the younger you are when you start, the better off you are, but I suspect this is for a host of reasons, mostly not physical. Kids don't carry the negative messages, "baggage", around that most adults do. I find in my teaching that is the greatest advantage kids have over adults. They dont' have "failure scripts" built in yet. There are perks to be an older learner, too, I think. If you get a kid with a fire to learn, they will, but most kids don't have the powers of concentration that adults do. It's multi-factorial, though, and you inevitably wind up talking about apples and oranges comparing age groups. Thanks for you post, and I'll see you on Twitter! I agree, Paul, although I’d caution most beginners reading this to know that what you’re referring to is advanced age. I’ve had some guys in their 40s and 50s come in convinced that they cannot learn because they are too old. I think we probably start losing our fine motor skills somewhere in our 70s, I’d guess. I agree also that the younger you are when you start, the better off you are, but I suspect this is for a host of reasons, mostly not physical. Kids don’t carry the negative messages, “baggage”, around that most adults do. I find in my teaching that is the greatest advantage kids have over adults. They dont’ have “failure scripts” built in yet. There are perks to be an older learner, too, I think. If you get a kid with a fire to learn, they will, but most kids don’t have the powers of concentration that adults do. It’s multi-factorial, though, and you inevitably wind up talking about apples and oranges comparing age groups. Thanks for you post, and I’ll see you on Twitter!

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