To the original subject: There are good teachers and there are bad teachers, but fixing a style of play is not a bad thing. With better technique you can still play the same stuff you do now, but in addition to that you can play lot more. You don't loose anything if someone fixes your crappy 80's technique. Hoho.
I'd recommend piano/keyboard and theory lessons for everybody, even for you trance boys. It helps you to make music. It's a common "urban legend" that theory destroys creativity. The truth is opposite. When you know theory, you know more ways to create melodies, chordprogressions, etc. And remember kids: Theory of music is not a set of rules, it's more like a guideline. For example when you teach child to mix water colours to create new colours, do you destroy the creativity? Is the child now a dumb robot when he/she knows how to mix colours properly?
Choosing between classical and pop/jazz education is really a matter of a preference. Both of them teach you to play well. Pop/jazz has more weight on theory and improvisation. Classical is more focused on playing technique and score reading. If you want to learn good technique and prima vista, choose classical. If you want to learn improvisation and theory, choose pop/jazz. Of course both teach you all the things, but the weighting is different. I'd prefer pop/jazz because theory and improvisation are great tools for making music.
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