Students starting later in life can develop into a fluent musician. It requires a particular discipline and vigilance in avoiding passive tendencies. Many fluent musicians are talented and do not need to train themselves out of being passive. They may even be unaware of how they do the amazing musical things they do.

Music therapy has been shown to improve motor skills, spiritual awareness and social skills. It also helps mood disorders and depression. In particular, it can improve a patient’s motivation and outlook on life by completely revitalizing a stagnant soul. Just as a great song can set your day right, successful music therapy can change a person’s life.

“I play violin, piano and flute. I’m majoring violin in the college. I started to learn a bit late, [at] the age of 14. But that won’t stop me from realizing my dream to become a professional violinist.”–Steven

Preface To Natural Talent
By Jamie Andreas
I was very pleased to be asked to contribute material to LSM. I told Jasmine that I was myself a late starter, having begun guitar at age 14 with no musical training whatsoever before that. The funny thing is though, I have never thought of myself as a late starter.
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Learning to play an instrument is never easy, even when the student is a prodigy.  But add adulthood and a disability to the experience, and learning to play an instrument seems like a Herculean task! However, passion and love are like muscles which empowers one to overcome challenges and achieve almost anything.
When I picked up [...]

17-year-old Sam has only been playing guitar and drums for a little over six years, since age 11.  However, he’s already self-produced one album–with the help of his doting father and mother–with another one on its way.  He’s performed in front of hundreds of people. And yet, Sam also plans on being a Chemistry major [...]

Aaron, 14, is a charismatic, regular teenager who practices 30-minutes before a show and does his homework at the last minute. But, he is also an up and coming musical singer and actor.  Already he has worked with greats such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, playing Gustave in Webber’s sequel to the Phantom of the Opera. [...]