I thought about the significance of starting a musical instrument as an adult.
Listening to classical music is one of my hobbies.
When I am listening to the violin or the piano, I sometimes wish I could play these instruments like the musicians I listen to.
In my opinion, it is natural to have this kind of desire for music, or to feel the impulse to do it yourself.
When it comes to enjoying music, actually playing music seems a rather positive and active way compared to listening, which is considered a rather passive way because playing is done with action and it can influence people.
When we listen to music on compact discs (CDs) or in a concert, the musicians we listen to are mostly professional.
They often started playing musical instruments early in their lives and have continued to practice.
It is very difficult to perform music like professional musicians for those who started as an adult and never practiced as children.
This problem tends to be more serious on instruments such as the violin or the piano which require long periods of practice.
When we compare professional musicians to those who started playing as an adult, we realize that there exists a big difference between their performing skills.
However, when someone who is already an adult starts to study a musical instrument, this person can improve his or her skill in a few years in proportion to the amount of practice during that period.
If someone does not start to practice, that person will still be unable to play an instrument a few years later.
At that point, just as he or she would do now, this person will regret why he or she had not started it a few years before.
This idea reminded me of a favorite saying, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life”.
It is not clear for those who started late in their life how much performing skill can be gained.
What I think is important is whether they can enjoy playing.
I think it is time to start when someone wishes to do something even if the action is considered generally hard to do.
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I don’t believe in such stories.
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I don’t believe in such stories.
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At that point, just as he or she would do now, this person will regret…
大人になってから楽器を始めることについて。
大人になってから楽器を始めることの意味について考えてみた。私は余暇にクラシック音楽を聴くことが好きである。
ヴァイオリン、ピアノなどの音楽を聴いていると自分もあのように弾けたらいいなあという気になります。自然なこと言える。
音楽を演奏することは、行動を伴うことに加え、人々に影響を及ぼすため、聞くことが受動的であることに対し、積極的な楽しみ方であると思う。
CDから聴くにしろコンサートで聴く場合、演奏者はプロの音楽家であり、多くの場合、彼らは幼少時から楽器を始めて長年にわたり続けて止めることのなかった人たちである。
大人になるまで経験のないものが、突然、練習を始めてもそう簡単に楽器が弾けるようにはならない。
ヴァイオリン、ピアノなどでは特にその傾向が強いと言える。
自分と彼らと比べた場合、できる人とできない人の差を知るのみである。
しかしながら、たとえ大人であっても、弾きたいと思った時に始めれば、何年か後に練習した量に比例して弾けるようになる。
始めなければ何年たっても弾けないままである。
そして、数年後に、数年前に始めなかったことを今のように後悔し、数年前に始めるべきであったと思うことになる。
このように考えると、「今日という日はあなたの残りの人生の最初の日である」と言うことわざが思い出される。
しかしながら、どの程度までうまく弾けるようになるかについてはわからない。
重要なことは自分が演奏を楽しむことができるかどうかである。
そのため、どんなに困難と考えられることでも、やりたいと思った時に行動を始めることが重要であると思う。
GPT
Starting a Musical Instrument as an Adult
I’ve been contemplating the significance of starting a musical instrument as an adult. I enjoy listening to classical music in my leisure time. When I listen to music like the violin and piano, I often wish I could play like that. It’s a natural feeling.
Playing music, in addition to being an active pursuit, influences people, making it a proactive form of enjoyment compared to the passive act of listening. Whether listening to music from a CD or at a concert, the performers are professional musicians who usually started playing instruments from a young age and have continued for many years without stopping.
For someone with no prior experience to suddenly start practicing an instrument as an adult, it’s not easy to play well. This tendency is particularly strong with instruments like the violin and piano. When comparing oneself to these professionals, one can only see the gap between those who can play and those who cannot.
However, even as an adult, if you start when you want to play, you’ll be able to play proportionally to the amount of practice you put in over the years. If you don’t start, you’ll never be able to play, no matter how many years pass. And years later, you might regret not starting earlier and wish you had started back then. This brings to mind the saying, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” However, how well you will be able to play remains uncertain.
The important thing is whether you can enjoy playing. Therefore, no matter how difficult it seems, I believe it’s important to start when you feel like doing it.
Sul cominciare a suonare uno strumento da adulti
Ho riflettuto sul significato di cominciare a suonare uno strumento musicale da adulti. Mi piace ascoltare musica classica nel tempo libero. Quando ascolto musica come il violino o il pianoforte, mi viene naturale pensare che mi piacerebbe essere capace di suonare in quel modo. È una cosa del tutto normale.
Penso che suonare la musica sia un modo attivo di divertirsi, rispetto all’ascolto che è un’attività passiva, perché suonare coinvolge l’azione e ha un impatto sugli altri. Quando ascoltiamo musica da un CD o a un concerto, gli esecutori sono musicisti professionisti che, nella maggior parte dei casi, hanno iniziato a suonare uno strumento da bambini e hanno continuato per molti anni senza mai smettere.
Per chi non ha esperienza fino all’età adulta, iniziare a esercitarsi all’improvviso non rende facile imparare a suonare uno strumento. Questo è particolarmente vero per strumenti come il violino o il pianoforte. Quando ci confrontiamo con questi musicisti, possiamo solo notare la differenza tra chi sa suonare e chi non lo sa fare.
Tuttavia, anche se si è adulti, se si inizia quando si desidera suonare, dopo alcuni anni si sarà capaci di suonare in proporzione alla quantità di pratica fatta. Se non si inizia, non si sarà mai capaci di suonare, anche dopo molti anni. E tra qualche anno, ci si pentirà di non aver iniziato anni prima, pensando che si sarebbe dovuto iniziare in quel momento. Riflettendo in questo modo, mi viene in mente il proverbio: “Oggi è il primo giorno del resto della tua vita”. Tuttavia, non sappiamo fino a che punto saremo capaci di suonare bene.
La cosa importante è se possiamo divertirci suonando. Pertanto, penso che sia importante iniziare a fare qualcosa quando si desidera, anche se può sembrare molto difficile.
大人になって楽器を始める意味について考えました。私は自由な時間にクラシック音楽を聴くのが好きです。バイオリンやピアノの音楽を聴くと、自分もそのように演奏できたらと思うのは自然なことです。それはごく普通のことです。
音楽を演奏することは、聴くことに比べて能動的な楽しみ方だと思います。演奏することは行動を伴い、他の人々に影響を与えるからです。CDやコンサートで音楽を聴くとき、その演奏者はほとんどの場合、子供の頃から楽器を始め、長年続けてきたプロのミュージシャンです。
大人になってから初めて楽器を始めると、突然練習を始めても簡単に演奏ができるようになるわけではありません。特にバイオリンやピアノのような楽器はその通りです。プロのミュージシャンと自分を比較すると、演奏できる人とできない人の違いが目につくだけです。
しかし、大人でも、演奏したいという気持ちがあれば、数年後には練習した分だけ演奏できるようになるでしょう。始めなければ、何年たっても演奏できるようにはなりません。そして数年後、あの時に始めておけばよかったと後悔するでしょう。「今日が残りの人生の最初の日」ということわざが思い浮かびますが、どの程度上手に演奏できるようになるかはわかりません。
重要なのは、演奏を楽しむことができるかどうかです。だからこそ、たとえ難しそうに思えても、やりたいと思った時に始めることが大切だと思います。
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