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

Why Don’t Schools Teach Kids How Taxes Work?

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Artist-in-Residence

The Excitement Sandwich

How to Practice Music with Kids from Birth

How to Practice Like an Athlete

A Podcast About How the Arts Change Lives

The Time I Drove 100 Miles Per Hour

What We Can Learn from Dirty Children

Noncommittal Language

Back to the Future and Anticipation

How to Make Practice Deposits

The Definition of “Literally”

The Possibilities of the Word “Yet”

Classical Saxophone

Is It Still Learning If You’re Miserable?

To Be a Creative, You Just Need to Create

It’s About More than Just Playing Songs

Process is Better than Outcome

The Classical Traditions Need Updating

The Music of Silence

Why Performance Anxiety is an Important Topic for Children

Dare to be Wrong

Learning Music Isn’t Hard

On Being a Professional

When In Doubt, Break It Down

Getting Back Up

Reality TV

How Music Changes Your Perspective

Disney Animated Movie Sequels

Busy Versus Productive

Learning Through Love or Fear

Every Child is an Artist

How to Practice Logically

What Can You Learn From February Vacation?

Endless Mode in Video Games

Slowing Down Just a Little

4 Steps to Develop Instant Focus and Productivity

The Surprising Cost of Being Inconsistent

How to Create a Powerful Growth Mindset for Music

How the Pandemic Proved People Value Music After All

It’s Okay to Fire Bad Teachers

Resilience versus Survival

You Don’t Have to Wait to Be Picked Anymore

There’s No Such Thing as “Fun Music”

Piano’s Arch Nemesis: The End of Term Workload

How Can You Make 2021 Your Worst Year Yet?

Music and Balance Bikes

Talent Versus Skill: The Not-Too-Surprising Truth

Can Just Anyone Really Teach a Beginner?