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

Is Well-Rounded Just Another Term for Average?

In Search of Middle C

Celebrating the Memory Slip: Hundreds of Years of Tradition

How to Build a Resume of Positive Experiences for Children

Everybody Improvises

Getting Rid of the Term “Good School”

Feedback: The New F-Word or the Most Generous Gift?

When Slowing Down is Like Having a Superpower

Failure: The Most Underrated Learning Tool of All

Conquer Any Challenge with the Rule of Three

How to Play the Infinite Game in Music and Life

Creativity and Zombie Movies

Community Redefined: Our New Online Discussion Board

Writing the Letters in the Music Should be Illegal

Overcoming the Sunk-Cost Fallacy

The Magic That Happens When You Turn Notifications Off

It Takes a Long Time to Learn a Musical Instrument…Isn’t that Great?!?

Education Versus Learning

How to Make Frustration the Most Amazing Tool Ever

How to Create SMART Goals for 2021

The Amazing Things That Happen When You Show Up

The “I Didn’t Have Time to Practice” Fallacy

Music, Empathy, and the Storming of the Capitol

Celebrating Parents: Heroes of the COVID-19 Era

Even if You’re Not Taking Music Lessons, You Still Have to Practice

2021 and the Search for Normal