What is the endgame of learning music?

You gain strength, courage, and confidence 

by every experience in which you really stop 

to look fear in the face.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Confidence and humility might seem like polar opposites. But actually, they are partners. 

Have you ever “gone down the rabbit hole” about a particular subject?

No matter what you are feeling, it will come out in your music.

A properly guided imagination is the bedrock of a musician’s work.

Let’s acknowledge a tricky truth: people won’t continue doing what they don’t enjoy. 

Any musician will tell you that half the joy of playing comes from playing with others. 

What motivates you? What keeps you inspired? 

What keeps your attention and energy directed? What keeps you eagerly focused, not just for a few moments, but over years?