Bad habits..

[Bflatman]

Perhaps the worst habit is this.

Asking questions in forums like this of people who have no knowledge of you your issues your problems your needs and your development and expecting a helpful answer. Instead of asking it of a teacher who really can help.

[Andy Del]

[dstdenis]

[Jafuentes3]

Thank God asking questions is not considered a bad habit for most (reasonable) people.

There is nothing wrong about asking anything (you should try it sometime! You will learn something)

Also, even with the best instruction, students are going to develop some bad habits. In my own experience, one of the qualities that define the best teachers out there is their ability to find ways of solving specific issues on each individual student. This ability is definitely developed through their own experience, I mean; fixing their OWN bad habits when they were students! (We are limited by our OWN experiences after all, huh?)
Don't think about reverse thinking. Think about different points of looking at the same issue.

To think there is something wrong about ASKING is not pedantic. Is completely against what I think music (education, performance, etc) is all about. There are ways to say things; I appreciate your feedback, but if that's your way of teaching, I am really happy I am not your student.

Music is about sharing. Please let's keep it that way.

For the people that have focused on the positive, thank you for your feedback. It's awesome to see all these different points of views.

All best,
J.

[GeorgeB]

And let us not forget about playing with too much pressure.
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[Bflatman]

Its not asking questions that is bad, it is where you ask them and who you ask.

Example and this is a true case.

A girls parents were asked to attend school and were shown paintings their daughter had painted in art. All the paintings were black paint only and depressing. The head teacher was very concerned and asked the parents if the girl was unhappy, what was her home life like did she have friends was she sleeping ok.

The parents were nonplussed everything seemed ok at home.

They brought in a child psychologist who asked the parents about her behavior, her friends, her general demenor,

Lots of questions were asked. But the questions were not the right questions and they were not asked of the right person.

After all the questions were asked they concluded that the girl must have some hidden issues and she should be interviewed to try to work out what was wrong with her.

When she was interviewed she was asked why she only used black paint.

She said, "I sit at the back in art and by the time I get to the front all the colors have gone".

People constantly ask the wrong people the right question. When they are ill they dont go to the doctor for an opinion they go to their favourite bar and ask the drunks there for a medical opinion.

When someone near to me does something irrational, I am asked by the guy next to me why he did that. I reply why dont you ask him he did it. Dont ask me.

I am not suggesting that the people in here are not excellent musicians, but if you want to ask a teaching question ask a teacher who can see you hear you and is able to coach you and work with you to help you improve.

And by the way what I said was the bad habit is asking in a forum INSTEAD of asking a teacher. By all means ask questions but ask a teacher as well.

Ask the right question of the right person, only then will you get the right answer.

[Andy Del]

Ah, Jafuentes3, you may want to stop and think a little. You've been playing a month. What, 31 days? And you are looking to focus on poor playing habits, and how to fix them.

To quote you:

[Raggerty]

The "don't ask here ask your teacher" thing has a simple answer: do both. As a beginner be aware that you know nothing but also that you are the one experiencing everything about your own development.

[Robert P]