BTW, one of my kids is a musician. I have to come down on him to get the instruments OUT of his hands. Started by teaching himself, and then at 15 took a job to pay for lessons.
“BTW, one of my kids is a musician. I have to come down on him to get the instruments OUT of his hands. Started by teaching himself, and then at 15 took a job to pay for lessons.”
Nice...it goes both ways. You still need your kids to take a few minutes off and study. I could never see a connection between music and success, which is why I didn’t push it (at all) in my family (even if the music lobby insists that kids who can’t play piano can never learn math).
But certainly no harm in it (in moderation), if the kid enjoys it. I’m reading a book on Bobby Fischer...and you really get to understand what a true obsession is...and it is scary as parent to see.