TY - JOUR T1 - Learning my music how I learn my medicine JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 426 LP - 426 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X686281 VL - 65 IS - 637 AU - Tim Senior Y1 - 2015/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/637/426.abstract N2 - I have a secret ambition. One day, I’d like to be the soloist in William Walton’s Viola Concerto. Perhaps it’s more a fantasy, than an ambition, as I’m not a good enough viola player to manage it. But if I were to have a go, my main experience of learning things has been in medicine. Is learning music the same?Perhaps I should start by writing some competency statements. Let’s assume, that in order to start the module ‘Walton’s Viola Concerto,’ I have met the course prerequisites, such as being able to read the viola clef, and knowing what Andante comodo means (a comfortable walking pace). Then, I need to be competent in playing an A, a longer C, B, C … … ER -