Tag: resilience
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Why Growth Feels Like a Messy Spiral (And How to Make Peace With It)
When you think about musical progress, doesn’t it feel like it should at least somewhat resemble a halfway straight line? Step 1: Practice → Step 2: Improve → Step 3: Mastery? Yeah…not quite. Growth is often nonlinear. Progress can feel frustrating, unpredictable, and full of plateaus or sudden bursts of success. This came up in…
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Building Resilience Through Musical Challenges
Resilience isn’t just a general life skill. For me and nearly everyone reading this, it’s integral to surviving (and hopefully thriving) as a musician. Whether we’re navigating creative slumps, technical plateaus, or performance nerves, developing resilience helps us transform obstacles into opportunities for growth. Let’s explore how. The Power of Resilience Every musician faces challenges.…