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

Gratitude Writing for a Happier Life

The Nonexistent To-Do List

The Five-Minute Hack

Heating Up the Kettle

Are You Growing or Dying?

Square Dancing and Going with the Crowd

TV Shows and Music Lessons

Playing Without Thinking

How Cheap Music Lessons Cost You More

Using the Mind Versus Being Used

The Power of “So That”

The Peril of Waiting for Things to Settle Down

The Freedom of Play

Finding the Smallest Breakthrough

School and the Reality of Experience

Finding Security in Insecurity

Agreed-Upon Insanity

Professionally-Trained Musicians

Giving Out Toothbrushes for Halloween

The Lost Advantages of Childhood

When It’s Worth Doing Poorly

Clearing the Gunk Out

The Stress Myth

Dying Out of Principle

Past Experience and Present Truths

Unexpected Cause and Effect

Everything Has Been Inspired

Not Quitting and Data Collection

Commercials and Complacence

The Art of the Conversation

The Magic of Scheduling

Practicing Practice

The Lonesome Lesson Experience

Seeking Out What We’re Afraid Of

Saying More About Themselves

Normal Revisited

What Six-Minute Abs Taught Us

Investing in Yourself

What Does the Trajectory Look Like?

What Practicing Really Sounds Like

Different is the New Above Average

The Comparison Paradox

That Magical Day for a Music Teacher

Practicing for Candy

Play is the New Work

The Race to the Bottom

The Shortest Path to Awesome

What’s Cool About This?

Approaching Quick Wins with Caution

Waiting for Something to Break