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 And yet more recorder playing, as well as mandolin. And yet more recorder playing, as well as mandolin.
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 I've been watching a lot of You Tube content, instrumental folk music of all types. Nyckelharpa, Hurdy-Gurdy, recorder, fiddle, viola. Most of it is awe inspiring and very good to watch and listen to - but there's a danger of falling (again) into the mindset that I'll *never* be anywhere even remotely close to this good, and therefore there's no point continuing to play at all. I've been watching a lot of You Tube content, instrumental folk music of all types. Nyckelharpa, Hurdy-Gurdy, recorder, fiddle, viola. Most of it is awe inspiring and very good to watch and listen to - but there's a danger of falling (again) into the mindset that I'll *never* be anywhere even remotely close to this good, and therefore there's no point continuing to play at all.
  
-**Comparison is the thief of joy**+==== Comparison is the thief of joy ====
  
 Most of what you see on You Tube is by very accomplished players with ***years*** of hard work and dedication behind them. Many are professional or semi-professional. All of them spend *way more* time and energy on practice and playing than I'll ever be able to. I have other things in my life that need attention. Music is just a relaxing hobby for me and not a form of identity and something I'll get totally immersed in.  Most of what you see on You Tube is by very accomplished players with ***years*** of hard work and dedication behind them. Many are professional or semi-professional. All of them spend *way more* time and energy on practice and playing than I'll ever be able to. I have other things in my life that need attention. Music is just a relaxing hobby for me and not a form of identity and something I'll get totally immersed in. 

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