Being from a rural town means your teacher options are limited. Having a family that is not musical or well-connected to musicians means you won't get recommend

Being from a rural town means your teacher options are limited. Having a family that is not musical or well-connected to musicians means you won't get recommendations and nobody knows if a teacher is good. Being poor means your teacher options are WAY more limited. You can't blame a four year old in a non-musical family for choosing bad teachers. Btw, that was the main blocker for her being a performer. But she mentions other career paths for musicians, such as composing and teaching. In those careers being rich, well-connected and well located also matter a lot.