Is it true that the skill for music(playing musical instruments)must be encouraged from an young age?

Question

MY MOTHER PLAYED PIANO AND SHE STILL KNOWS TO PLAY IT

Answer 1

not true, i had a guitar teacher who started at 18 and now hes a professional.

Answer 2

It helps immensely if something is learned while a child is young because it becomes regular for them to do as they grow older.  However, with musical instruments, with hard work and dedication anyone can start at any age.

Answer 3

several studies about the information acquisition have shown that learning any skill in a young age is better. that's due to the  good psych-motor coordination that the younger have (think and apply physically), the brain lateralization and so on.. however playing music differs slightly if you have enough passion to do it. I'm a professional keyboardist and still learning new things even if they are complicated, that's due to passion not really to the physical boundaries.

so to conclude, it's really more efficient and less time consuming to learn in a young age, however it's not really a matter for anyone who want to learn new skills. good luck.

Answer 4

it would be better if you learned an instrument as a child, but you can learn one anytime

Answer 5

I'm self-taught and started at 16. I can read, write, compose for 18-pc band. I play jazz down to finger-tapping proficiently.

The secret is not the age but how many hours of practice and weekends that you are read to sacrifice.

If you love the instrument, than start . For me, my guitar is like a wife except it doesn't talk back.

Answer 6

Hah! I didn't start making music of any kind until I was 24; I taught myself to play recorder and tin whistle first; and then Irish harp. I've made a career out of playing Irish harp, but I didn't begin that until I was 26, 16 years ago.

So I say frequently that there's only one deadline if you want to learn anything, and that's the last deadline of all. Until that one comes, you can learn anything you really want to.

Answer 7

nope. music can be learnt at any age. it doesnt matter rather your 6 or 60.

Answer 8

well not really, cause even if you do start playing a instrument at a young age but you dont really like it you wont improve cause you're forced to play, and on the other hand even if you did start like a few weeks ago but you're really dedicated you'll improve at a very fast pace.

Answer 9

Music "study" can begin at any age.  The later you begin, the less time you have to become "great", though.  However, I believe that musical development should at least be "encouraged", as you say from a very young age.  This comes in many forms, and doesn't need to be in an organized class....  listen to many different styles of music at home, and encourage the children to interact with it in some way; playing Pat-a-cake games develops rhythm and coordination for music; patting on a baby's knees, arms, bottom, etc. to the beat of music instills an awareness of beat and rhythm in music; singing with recorded music encourages the young child to sing along as well, which helps them learn to hear and match pitch from a very young age.  I could go on and on.  

I start piano students at 4 years old (sometimes 3, if they're really bright), which is much younger than some teachers.  It's a slow process at that age.  But by age 8, their sense of beat is very secure, they know the basic concepts of note reading,etc., and they're ready to just take off with playing "real" music.    I also have students as old as 72, and are having a blast learning... but will never be a concert pianist.

I don't know if that answers your question directly, or not.  But that's my experience as a teacher, and as a mother of 3 girls who are in love with music and are excelling very quickly at it.