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> It is a ponzi scheme where the students pay the teachers, then the students become teachers and the cycle starts over again. Barely anybody who does not play an instrument ever listens to classical music it is a joke

Or, this is the normal way traditional arts and crafts of all sorts are transmitted through the generations? It's not a Ponzi scheme unless it promises supranormal exponential growth.

I learned a classical instrument and it taught me many lessons that I don't I would've learned elsewhere (or at least not until much, much later in life):

- rote repetition and practice isn't sexy, but it works and will lead to steady improvement, no matter how bad you are initially

- there is an effective technique to rote practice, and you can put it to use for any skill that you wish to acquire

- failing many times is part of the road to success

These are all skills that are very applicable to software developers as well.

I'm sure there are people who tried very hard to become classical musicians and now regret that choice, and perhaps some resent those who encouraged them along that path, but I never expected to become a professional and continue to happily play in my free time. Same goes for many of my music acquaintances.




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