What’s the best lesson you’ve had with your music teacher?
- How did it change you?
- Did it inspire you to be better and practice harder?
- Did it make you think?
- How did you feel, and most importantly how did it affect your life?
When you become inspired to learn how to do something, Daniel Coyle calls this “ignition.” Ignition will be an experience that gives a person a passionate desire to do something:
It’s all about their perception of self. At some point very early on they had a crystallizing experience that brings the idea to the fore, that says I am a musician. The idea is like a ball rolling downhill. (The Talent Code 104)
Ignition gives you the capacity to stick with it when you hit adversity – which you will.
- At some point you will hit a plateau and will struggle.
- At that point you had better have a love of music, or you’ll quit.
- Therefore, ignition remains a critical component of music lessons, and music teachers must inspire students and help them develop a love of music.