Carol,

right instrument for the right person....I really do agree with that from personal experience.

I LOVE wind instruments...they speak to me and have a soul that I find enchanting and beguiling....
and I am terrible at wind instruments...I've practiced for months,hours every day, only to sound average at best

I UNDERSTAND string instruments. I can pick up a stringed instrument (guitar, banjo, hammered dulcimer, harp,) and FEEL how it is set up. With lessons, I can play these instruments with feeling and ability.

Another friend of mine spends a TON of time working on their fiddle technique...still they are average. But this same person is an unbelievable wind player, rivaling national players in my opinion on tin whistle and Irish flute

I do believe that musicians have talents in different areas, and that there is a right instrument for the right player.

Any comments?

Robin