More piano lessons

Hmm. I actually haven’t even thought about what I would do if my children weren’t musically inclined, whether I’d force them to persist in music. Hadn’t even occurred to me. Oh well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. I do kind of believe though that everyone has the capacity for music. Is that bold? Like, I see videos of places like in Africa where literally everyone is hand-drumming these incredible beats. Their collective sense of rhythm is just amazing. You could argue it’s genetic. But I think it’s cultural. When you’re steeped in rhythm from the very beginning, you can’t help but have rhythm. Obviously there are differing levels of skill, but I think everyone has a basic capacity for music.

Anyway, I’m thinking more about cases like, well, my sister, where there is talent, but they give up. It’s entirely possible that my sister is more naturally talented at music than me. Our piano teacher used to hint at this. Like, she always did better at ear training, so much so that our teacher thought she had perfect pitch. But she didn’t practice much and quit too soon. And that’s what I don’t want to see happen, I guess. Potential unfulfilled.