Thanks for your comments @your-nomad-soul. You are right that this approach to teaching (or lack of teaching) is quickly being left behind. I do believe that laziness is at the heart of this issue. Lazy teachers have not wanted to bother to teach students who may not come by music as easily as others. There are countless reasons though. Bottom line is that everyone has music in them. I hope that more people find their voices like @anwenbaumeister has. You should read her story. It is very nice.