100% convinced that there are those that have natural musical ability, undeniable examples include the savants that are unable to function on other levels but are obviously "born musicians." I believe it's a continuum with some folks born with no ability to make sense of musical structure, though it's rare. The rest of us fall somewhere in between.
Imagine a group of 100 motivated beginners all putting in 20 hours of playing per week for a year, all with the same teacher. Does anyone think all players will be at the same level of proficiency after one year?
I've always thought my "natural" skill set is less than others and that what I can do is a result of hard work and pretty much taking it by force. The danger comes in the thought "I'm just not good at this" and not working to make the most of what we are given.
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Goodall, Martin, Wingert
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