Pick up your childhood violin again – seriously! Join the “late starters” finding joy in making music with Elena Rahona Ep.3

Your Creative Midlife · Feb 19, 2025 · 27m

For anyone who regrets quitting their music lessons when they were little and assumes it’s too late to go back, please listen to Elena Rahona talk about founding the New York Late Starters Orchestra, modeled on a similar one in London. “Late starters” are people who want to resume playing their childhood instruments, are learning a new instrument, or have never played before. Late Starters ensembles emphasize coming together as a community to make music. The discussion covers the importance of music-making as a community activity, the challenges and vulnerabilities of adult learners, and the…