Self-taught

Tom is a self-taught musician. He learned how to play the guitar and the piano by himself.

Tom is a mostly self-taught guitarist.

Tom said he's entirely self-taught.

I'm actually self-taught.

Tom is a self-taught musician.

Tom said that he's entirely self-taught.

Mary said she's entirely self-taught.

He said he's entirely self-taught.

She said she's entirely self-taught.

Tom and Mary said they're entirely self-taught.

It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.