This is so validating! I am a life-long learner of many different things, and I have been accused of being a dilletante. But I know hundreds, if not thousands of tunes, and can play them for my pleasure - if not for performance. It helps me to harmonize a tune, learn (or create) its lyrics, and work out the chord structure of a song. And moving between tasks keeps me interested and motivated. I love coming back to a task I "almost" got earlier and finding that I've improved or have some new insight into its musicality.
Sounds like a very good book & reinforces what I believe to be true about learning. I plan on suggesting it to a dance teacher here. The teacher drills on one dance for 45 min. of a 1 & 1/2 hour class. The result is frustration of the dancers who are still not mastering this dance & unhappy that they only get two dances per class at this rate.
This is so validating! I am a life-long learner of many different things, and I have been accused of being a dilletante. But I know hundreds, if not thousands of tunes, and can play them for my pleasure - if not for performance. It helps me to harmonize a tune, learn (or create) its lyrics, and work out the chord structure of a song. And moving between tasks keeps me interested and motivated. I love coming back to a task I "almost" got earlier and finding that I've improved or have some new insight into its musicality.
I found it validating too, when I learned about it "officially," based on cognitive studies!
Sounds like a very good book & reinforces what I believe to be true about learning. I plan on suggesting it to a dance teacher here. The teacher drills on one dance for 45 min. of a 1 & 1/2 hour class. The result is frustration of the dancers who are still not mastering this dance & unhappy that they only get two dances per class at this rate.