Can I be somewhat successful without a teacher
I’ve been stressing about this a lot lately. I was able to rent a bass for the summer because I’ve been using my schools during the year but I always worry that without a teacher I’m not learning technique properly and I’m worried about injuring myself as my hand have been aching and hurting a lot even when I’m not playing.
The problem is I don’t really have the money or time to get a teacher and there aren’t many in my area anyways.
I’d say for the year that I’ve been playing the bass I’ve improved a lot and can play pretty decently but will I ever get good enough to compete with other double basses without a teacher and without starting younger?