Been a while since I have taken
lessons on any of my instruments. They want us to believe that being a student
of the arts requires guidance from a trained professional but I can only agree
with half of that idea. Yes, it takes
some sort of guidance to pick up a new hobby but how does a professor teach us
how to be US?
Ok, before I sound like I am bashing
all music teachers, let me save myself by stating that I was in school to be
music educator before I changed majors and I am currently a brass instructor
for Guitar Center in Hallandale, Florida.
It is my job as the instructor to mold my client into the musician that
he envisions with the aid of various methods and books. The question I am
asking is can someone be a better musician by reading the method book or does
he/she need the interpretation of a trained professional?
Before you go on Google to rate you
professor check out this list of famous autodidacts. Not everyone can pick up a
book and learn something like guitar. If
we could all teach ourselves something new we could save a lot of money but would
you be comfortable with a self-taught doctor or architect?
It all depends on how you interpret
the info. Some Christians believe that church is needed as long as we read our
Bibles but history has proven that anyone can look a Bible verse differently. Like the Bible, a method book is written to
provide guidelines and is most efficient when taught by a Pastor or, in our
case, a music teacher. I believe a true
teacher of any kind is one who instills the concepts into their student as well
as the confidence to continue their journey alone through self-research. 
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