Author: Bart
Date: 2009-01-06 13:18
The replies above have covered the breathing issues. One key question still stands and hasn't been answered: "will I have a chance to succeed"?
The key route to success, I think, lies in having fun playing the instrument, and playing with others. That way, you'll have a reason to keep on playing, also when the novelty of the instrument has worn off and you hit a plateau stage in your development. Initial skill building tends to go quite fast. But when your progress becomes slower, or you reach a plateau and don't seem to progress much at all, playing with others in a setting you enjoy can give you a reason to keep on playing. And if you keep on doing that, you'll eventually reach a stage where your progress picks up again. After a couple of years, you'll find that you've made huge progress along the way.
Certainly, having a good teacher helps. But as soon as your playing has reached a level that allows you to join a local community band or some other group that plays music you like, join the band and have fun. The combined effect of having a teacher who guides you and helps you build technical and musical skills (and acts as a source of inspiration) on the one hand and having a setting in which you have fun using those skills (and develop new skills along the way) should bring success in the long run.
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