Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2010-06-07 19:52
Hi all.
I've been taking lessons with my current teacher for almost a year now, and I can't believe how far I've come in that short time. She's helped me astronomically, and I continue to learn something new pretty much every lesson (One hour, once a week). I'll be graduating from high school next week, and in the fall I'm starting a Bachelor of Music program, with a different teacher. I really want to continue taking lessons with my current teacher right up until then, as I feel I'm getting a lot out of it (and, I'm a little bit ashamed to admit, I'm afraid that I'm going to stagnate a bit in the summer.) The problem is, my parents (who pay for the lessons) don't see the point.
The way I see musical growth is that you should always be learning something new and improving, not just plateauing and then moving on. My parents, as far as I can tell, seem to take the opposite view. After I finish a lesson, it's always "what are you playing now? And what are you playing it for?" They just don't get it when I tell them that I'm not playing a piece FOR anything, I'm playing it because there's some aspect of it that helps my technical ability, or musicality, etc. They were perfectly happy to pay for lessons when I had goals to work toward to: Recording an audition for the National Youth Band, university auditions, youth orchestra auditions, and then a recital. I just played a recital two days ago, and my parents want me to end lessons very soon. When I try explaining to them why I want to keep going, they just look puzzled and say, "well, you got into university, your recital's over, so just give it a break and start again in the fall. That's why you're going to university, right?"
I'd ve perfectly happy to have shorter lessons, or have one every two weeks, during the summer. Money's not the issue for my parents; they simply don't see the point and I don't know how to make them understand. They said that I can pay for lessons if I think I need them for some reason, but I'm reluctant to do that as I'm saving for a new clarinet, which I need.
Am I completely wrong here? Am I the one who doesn't "get" something? I don't know how to explain why I need lessons- needless to say my parents are not musicians at all. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Anna
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