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Actually, they do. That's how people have learned to play instruments throughout most of our history. It's only been the last few decades that we have structured music classes, and I think they've done more harm than good. I know many people who stopped pursuing music, dance, gymnastics, etc because classes aren't fun anymore; had they been encouraged to play with music and movement, they probably would have stuck with it. I've found with my own kids that "we need to spend the next hour on gymnastics doing XYZ" isn't as effective as "let's go play in the backyard and see what cool tricks we can do!". I know many instructors who have also found similar approaches more effective.

Also, the best art usually comes from people who are good at playing with their craft, not doing drills over and over.

-musician/dancer[/quote]

LOL you can learn to read sheets through play? You can learn the correct fingering through play? You can pick your own pieces through play? You learn musical theory through play?  Don't be ridiculous.

Anything is fun when the skill is there.

The best art comes from people who became good enough to play with their craft through thousands of hours of drills.  No one is interested in watching your child "play" on the ice, for instance.  But an improvised routine from a trained figure skater is wonderful to watch. That's the best art - when the artist has enough mastery of the craft to be free. Freedom without skill is worthless.[/quote]

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