This is your weekend reminder that you don’t have to be “good” or “talented” to make music. At 13 or 14 when I picked up the bass, I had no “natural talent”. What my naysayers didn’t understand was the incremental progress I was making.
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I’m in my 30s now and play a bunch of instruments. 30 minutes a day of theory and 30 minutes a day of song practice is what I did for years. I should practice more now but paying the bills is my priority. When I work less I practice and play more.
aug 31, 2025, 6:37 am • 2 0 • view
I'm pretty sure what limited talent I have is not natural. 😀
aug 31, 2025, 6:34 am • 1 1 • view
Right? We worked for our current level of proficiency!
aug 31, 2025, 6:38 am • 1 0 • view
100% this! “Talent” is how people like to abbreviate “thousands of hours of passion channeled into practice.”
aug 31, 2025, 6:55 am • 2 1 • view
Once that kind of work is put in I do think it’s hard to be absolutely terrible, at anything really, not just music.
aug 31, 2025, 7:08 am • 3 0 • view