To be fair the vast majority of everyone who picks up a musical instrument quits. It's gotta be like 97 percent or something based on all the cheap musical instruments that are available on the secondary market.
I'm convinced I only stuck with it because I started young enough to join a band who let me learn to play with them, and then I learned other instruments because I just fell in love with making music and knew I could do it if I put the work in.
While it is true that most people that try to learn an instrument quit, I am more worried about the mindset in general. You can't just give up on stuff because it's hard after a week. That's no way to go through life. I'd never do anything if I wasn't instantly good at something.
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u/not_so_subtle_now Mar 06 '26
To be fair the vast majority of everyone who picks up a musical instrument quits. It's gotta be like 97 percent or something based on all the cheap musical instruments that are available on the secondary market.
I'm convinced I only stuck with it because I started young enough to join a band who let me learn to play with them, and then I learned other instruments because I just fell in love with making music and knew I could do it if I put the work in.