Originally Posted by pianocourts

I suppose im touching on the fact that in my experience, musicians whom jump in to personal lessons too quickly end up giving up because of a lack of motivation or passion. This, i believe, is down to the teacher, prematurely introducing theory and notation. If the student does however continue, they are heavily influenced towards reading music notation with very little emphasis placed on creative improvisation and ear training which can later lead to a musician with an important element missing from their musical knowledge.

That is an interesting point 'Chula Vista', are we born with creativity? and to what extent can it be developed?