WHEN YEARS OF VIOLIN LESSONS HAVE TO BE UNLEARNED
Learning does not disappear into separate compartments. The way we train the body, define quality, respond to difficulty and decide what deserves another attempt can shape much more than one skill.
In this essay for Violin Academy, I look at what happens when years of violin lessons have to be partially unlearned: how the body automates what it repeatedly practises, why perception of quality may need to be rebuilt alongside technique, and why relearning can be more complex than learning well from the beginning.