Teach Your Own by John Holt

Author:John Holt [JOHN HOLT, PATRICK FARENGA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

LEARNING MUSIC

The October 5, 1977, issue of Manas magazine quotes, from the book Piano: Guided Sight Reading, by Leonard Deutsch, this interesting fragment:

The famous Hungarian and Slovak gypsies have a centuries-old musical tradition. This colorful folk has brought forth numerous excellent instrumentalists, notably violinists. They learn to play much as an infant learns to walk—without teaching methods, lessons, or drills. No written music is used. The youngster is merely given a small fiddle and allowed to join the gypsy band [Author’s emphasis]. He gets no explanations or corrections. He causes no disturbance, for his timid efforts are scarcely audible. He listens: he tries to play simultaneously what he hears, and gradually succeeds in finding the right notes and producing a good tone. Within a few years he has developed into a full-fledged member of the band with complete command of his instrument.

Are these gypsy children particularly gifted? No, almost any child could accomplish what they do. The band acts as teacher talking to the pupil in the direct language of music. The novice, by joining the band, is immediately placed in the most helpful musical atmosphere and psychological situation; thus, from the beginning, he finds the right approach to music activity.

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