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For parents, students, and anyone else who believes that music can and should be a meaningful part of our lives.

The Skill of Enjoyment

Consistency Versus Duration

Too Much of a Good Thing

Deflating Inflation and Recessions

Cubing and Efficiency

Tennis with a Ping Pong Racket

Finding People Who Are Better Than You

NPC’s

Embracing the Knowledge Gap

Learning and Implementation

Ask More Questions

The Joy of Apps

Thinking Several Moves Ahead

You’re Always Practicing Something

Your Very Own Internal Teacher

The Money Has to Count

The Skill of Staying Present

The Power of the Spot Check

But Then We’d Die

It’s Never Too Late

Apples and Oranges

The Summer Trap

It’s Always Better Tomorrow

The Power of Expectations

The YouTube Genie

The Subjectivity of Art

Microdoses of Practice

Finding Your “Est”

Find More Bad Ideas

Complex Movement Skills

Virtual Opportunities Lost

Never Work a Day in Your Life?

The Positive Mindset Trap

Living in Denial

The One Who Came In Last

Ignorance is Bliss

If It Weren’t for my Horse

Just Not Feeling Like It

Caging the Monkey Mind

Relax on the Exhale

Before You Hit Send

Someone Needs You

Bad Music Teacher Insurance

Fancy Chords

Pretending You Didn’t Hear

The Curiosity Filter

The How and the Why

Learning to Let Go

Musicle

Use Shorter Words