Re: TAKE THE LESSONS!
Lauren Rene Hotchkiss (laurhot@ix.netcom.com)
Thu, 2 Jan 1997 22:43:50 -0800
Denise wrote:
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>I've been carefully following the debate regarding affording lessons
and>whether to take them or not. Some have brought up the issue of the
cost of>the instrument. Your car probably cost over $ 10,000.00. Did
you start>driving it on the road with out any basic knowledge at all?
Playing the harp>is not for the weak of pocketbook. While I do agree
that there are many>accomplished self-taught players, I'm CERTAIN they
would have been better off>with some guidance. A close friend of mine
makes a living playing the harp>and is entirely self-taught. He gets
around the harp very well but I can see>where some guidance would have
made him a more versatile and comfortable>harpist. PLEASE, PLEASE get
some lessons..and congratulations to those of>you who are new harp
owners!
>
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Denise,
Many of us have to drive used our economy cars that cost well below
$10,000. Does this mean that we shouldn't have the right to drive?
Similarly, some of us either can't afford harp lessons due to the cost
of our new (and sometimes used) harps, or have chosen for other reasons
to take a different path. Does this mean that we love the harp any
less or that we don't deserve to have our instruments? Many harp
players have taken lessons and benefitted from them, while many equally
accomplished players have taken the self-taught and peer-taught route
and done just fine. I respect your position and your opinion, but
please understand that there are other approaches to playing the harp
that are just as valid.
Lauren
Lauren