as an asian child, i was of course sent to learn music at a young age.
in my case i was four. and like most asian children, i was taught piano.
i was given a lot of reasons as to why i quit at the age of 6. a possible reason is that i moved across the country, but that isn't a valid reason because there are still music schools in the place i moved to.
the reason my mother tells me is that singaporean teachers are not good. my mother herself taught herself how to play the piano, and she learnt it by the original scales (do re mi fa so la ti do) and not the scales that music teachers here teach (C D E F G A B). she said they focused too much on theory and let me play songs that were way too simple, and often left me to practice myself while the teachers went to do hell knows what. her proof of this is how i took a singular lesson on music when i followed her back to china for vacation and wasn't too bad at it.
personally, since i was a literal child during the time, i dont remember all that much about what happened, but the fragments of memory that i do have add up with what she says. however, i dont think it's the teacher's fault. the issue probably lies with me, and how i didn't want to sit around all day playing stuff that didn't even sound that great (so maybe she was right about the simple songs thing). i was knows for still being easily distracted and still am now, so there was no way i would hang around one thing for that long.
my evidence ? i actually took lessons on another instrument after i decided i didn't want to do the piano anymore. that instrument was the ukulele, and i still have the out of tune instrument with me, just for the memories. based on the bits and pieces of what i remember, i started out having a lot of interest in the instrument, and so asked my parents to let me learn it. i then dropped it after about six months. because it was too hard and my fingers were starting to hurt.
in conclusion, i was lazy. the best way to describe this is a chinese idiom, directly translated to "only hot for three minutes", which means that someone has a very short interest span.
however, i regret it now. very greatly in fact.
knowing an instrument seems fun, you can create your own songs and it can be used as a creative vessel for your instruments as well. it sounds good, plus people will be impressed ! what more can you ask ?
the main reason why i regret it now though is that i want to write about music based things. but because i very much quit, i have a limited understanding of music theory and an even worse understanding on how instruments and bands work.
which is unfortunate. but also it doesn't matter ! it's never too late to learn, and god knows i love me some good research :DD
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