Conventional wisdom has it that the older you get, the more difficult it is to learn a new skill. So why would anyone over 50 start learning a musical instrument, one of the most complex and demanding cognitive challenges known to humankind?
There are plenty of reasons, according to Marcus Loeffler, a cello and double bass teacher in Germany. “In my experience, more and more people aged 50 and up are starting to play an instrument, or a new instrument, ” he says.
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