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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  He has been taking music lessons at the age of six but he is getting much more serious with music lessons after this summer.  He used to practice one hour a day but now it is from 5pm until 11pm everyday and more like 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday.  He literally drops homework and sports from the calendar.  I am all for supporting him but this is too much.  I can threaten to take away his phone and music lessons but he doesn't seem to care. [/quote]

Why is it too much? I agree he needs to do homework, but he’s passionate about it.

As someone who is a musician, if you took music away from me, I’d become intensely depressed.

Many musicians have said something along the lines of: we can’t live without playing music. It’s true. [/quote]

It's counterproductive, there is only so much your brain and body can absorb. Even the best musicians did not spend more than 4 hours a day.[/quote]

And you know this how? Are you a musician who plays on a professional or semi-professional level? I can easily spend 6-8 hours a day playing music.[/quote]

Not only are there hundreds of studies on this, but every single acclaimed professor and musician has talked about this. Now you can spend 8 hours fiddling with your instrument, but that's not deliberate practice, it's just entertainment.[/quote]

Every single one? Prove it. I don’t care about professors. Show me interviews from Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, James Hetfield, and Chad Smith. If every acclaimed musician has talked about it, as you say, you should be able to find it.

And how do you know I’m just fiddling? It’s really insulting that you think I don’t know how to effectively practice my instrument. I’m in multiple bands that gig regularly. I know how to practice.

Lastly, I ask again: Are you a professional or semi-professional musician? [/quote]

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