Define Goals Constructively

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How often do we teach through “don’t”, and is there a better way?

Blind to Growth

Lately, I have been meditating on an idea that is hard to explain and harder to deal with. I will begin with examples:

Let’s say a young student goes to a teacher. She has some desire to sing better, but she has not yet developed a sense of what “better” is. She sings

The Trouble with Learning (when you think you’re pretty good)

Thanks, Vinnie Moore!

I remember when I was 15 years old, and I had my musical world turned upside down.

I was in love with the electric guitar. That summer I had learned the guitar solo (as best I could) from “Stairway to Heaven”, and I had learned some amazing things that