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

I Want to Try It

Cost of Entry

The Joy of Missing Out

The Power of Decision

The Smartphone Disadvantage

Start Before You’re Ready

Strive to be a Student

Learn to Take a Punch

When In Doubt, Do the Dishes

The Anatomy of a Habit

Sometimes It Just Sucks

The Magic of the Swipe File

90% of it Will be Crap

What Does Progress Look Like?

Artificial Attention

Undetected Plagiarism

Work Like a Baby Walks

The “Do Something” Principle

The Really Terrible Orchestra

How Your Ideas Appear to Others

The Villain’s Backstory

Words Versus Actions

Flexible Structures

Unnecessarily Complicated

Obsessed with Improvement

More Fun with Friends

You’re Not the Only One

The Hard Work Fallacy

Assumptions About the Future

Emotional Decision-Making

Pick a Direction, Already

The Feedback Loop From Hell

How Many Times Removed?

Guided Practice

The “Yes, and…”

Coloring Outside the Lines

Toxic Positivity

No Such Thing as Just Enough

Part of the System

Ready, Aim, Fire

The Curse of Extracurricular Fun

The Effortless Pickle Jar

Sports and Recital Schedules

Songs I Don’t Understand

Something More Important than Discipline

Committing to Lessons

The Pineapple Incident

The Unfortunate Narrative of Making Mistakes

Young Children are Like Gremlins

Efficient Versus Effective