Lessons on Music: What Motivates You?

A lot of people take up music because they want to enrich their lives—may it be a personal goal or a life-long dream.  There are others, however, who take up music lessons as a release, some sort of rest, relaxation, or therapy. Truly, one’s reasons are as varied as there are musical instruments. But then again, what motivates you to take up one of life’s best pleasures? If you’re still not clear with your motivations, read on.

When it comes to taking up lessons on music, your motives would tell the difference between you staying (and hopefully, enjoying) with your tutorials and you from walking away from it. See, an uninspired student would find learning music as a chore—a laborious, time-intensive, mentally-straining activity. Though there is some truth to that (music takes time, focus, and patience to learn), a determined student would see beyond the complexities and, instead, find enjoyment in the activity. How? By being undoubtedly interested with the task.
So what’ll make you interested with taking up music lessons? The choice here depends on you. But then again, we suggest you take up tutorials on an instrument (or performance) that you’ve already been curious about since you were a child. Also, pick a genre that you love and are genuinely interested in. May it be rock, pop, classical, blues, or jazz, your favorite music genre would make the theories and techniques significantly easier. Also, your interest wouldn’t wane over time. This said, enjoy your music lessons!