Is it late to learn music at 30, 40 or 50?

The short answer: No, and that's what does change.

Learning adult music is completely possible. We continue to learn new skills throughout our lives, and an adult has an understanding, discipline and clarity about what he wants.

What does, and we have to say with honesty:

• You have less free time. That a child or a student, so every minute of practice has to give up.
• You're more picky about yourself: It frustrates you as a beginner, even if you are.
• Some goals become very difficult, how to become a solo player with a symphony orchestra if you start at 45.
• Almost all of them are still open: To play in a band, to play in a choir, to accompany songs, to play classical music for pleasure, to compose or even to study music formally.

If that last idea calls you, on our [preschooler music] page.](/preuniversitario-musica) We'll tell you how to prepare the admissions tests.

What usually changes at 30, 40 and 50

Each decade brings a different living situation. It's not a rule, but these patterns are repeated a lot among adults that start:

If you have more than 60, there's also a path with some modifications and we explain it in Learning music in old age.

How to find time on a full schedule

1. Closes class to calendar as a job date, same day and at the same time every week.
2. It's an advanced practice to a habit you have already: after first red, before lunch or before sleep.
3. It starts with 15 minutes. It's little but it's sustainable and you can expand once the habit's firm.
4. Eliminates friction: an instrument with an open light and with an open score and a metronome on his cell phone.
5. Reforms traffic time. A virtual or at home class saves you the journey that can be eaten in the afternoon in Bogotá.
6. He's planning heavy weeks: That's how you put them down and put them down and put them down.

To take advantage of these minutes, it's following a simple structure as [how to practice music at home]](/blog/como-practicar-musica-en-casa).

Define a target that will drag you

"Learning how to play guitar" is a wish and "playing two songs at the 9th of December" is an goal. The clear aims are motivated by how they can be seen, dated and met.

How to formulate a good goal

• Concrete: What a song, what a piece, what a presentation.
• To date: A birthday, a marriage, end of year, a student recital.
• Retirement: agreed with your teacher at your current level.
• Visible: Write it down where you see it or tell someone about it.

Then divide them into weekly goals with your teacher: this week's introduction and next week's choir. That follow-up week by week makes intention progress.

What an instrument fits with your current life

Beyond taste, your routine also counts at choosing:

• Piano or digital keyboard: ideal in an apartment, because it's practice with hearing aids at any hour. See how [piano classes] are.](/clases/piano).
• Guitar: portable, social and perfect to accompany songs at meetings.
• I'm singing: No equipment required and can be performed in the car, shower or way to work.
• Saxophone: The dream of many adults for jazz, salsa and bolero. You need to agree with the neighbours or a space to sound quiet and know [saxophone classes]](/clases/saxofon).

If you are among the best two, read piano or guitar: how to choose your first instrument.

What to do when motivation goes down

Any adult who learns goes through weeks of his or her intention to get his or her instrument out. It's no sign that you're bad at this. It's part of the process.

• Repertoire change for a song that's exciting to you, even if it's simple.
• Listen to your old recordings To see how far you have advanced.
• He's playing with someone: your daughter, a friend or your teacher in duet mode.
• Tell his teacher What's wrong with them, tipping up his plan, that's part of his job.
• Accept the pines: sometimes the advance isn't felt for weeks and then it's come at once.

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