Mistakes are . . . immensely useful. . . they show us . . . where we are right now and what we need to do next

Music, the most abstract and uncanny art, is an eternal river of sound moving through time. We can free ourselves from whatever may be holding us back, and join that flowing river.

If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.

When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self-acceptance for those who are so used to driving themselves and trying to please others.

Robotic correctness is the last thing judges want to see or hear

Learning itself is a fulfilling adventure at all points in the process. In fact, psychologists have listed learning as one of the basic, universal joys of human experience.

Music study presents a natural, here-and-now route to selfknowledge and self-integration.