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Re:Young children would rather explore than get rewards by dr_dshiv on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:57AM (#24140995)
Try getting children to learn to play guitar or piano or math purely through intrinsic moyovation. They might be into it for a bit, but not enough for regular practice. But, when they have enough skill, they can then develop further intrinsic motivation to really get good.

Everything in moderation.

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Re:Young children would rather explore than get rewards by circlefavshape on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:03AM (#24141672)
+1

It takes at least 5 years of learning piano to get good enough to enjoy it. IMO this is why adults almost never take it up - we're just not prepared to invest in something that takes so much work with such a distant payoff

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Re:Young children would rather explore than get rewards by criddell on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:15AM (#24143533)
That might be due to the way music is taught.

Rocksmith is a guitar playing video game that can be fun from day one. I don't see why similar concepts couldn't be used to teach just about any musical instrument.

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