What I’d Tell Younger Me: Creative Truths I Wish I Knew Sooner
What I’d Tell Younger Me: Creative Truths I Wish I Knew Sooner I know I’ve still got a lot of life ahead. I don’t even have a credit card yet. Buying a house? Not anytime soon. But I have found some creative rhythm and balance in my work. And if 15-year-old me could see where I am now, she’d be pretty impressed by all this hard-earned wisdom. So here’s to the 15-year-olds, and the ones who still feel like them, who could use a little encouragement. It might be easy to understand, but it will take time to get it right the first time. This is a quote from one of my 8-year-old piano students during one of our first lessons. We started to read music on the staff: a challenging skill that needs to be learned early and carefully in order to become fluent. I kept asking questions, running drills, and playing games to guide her and encourage her progress. Then I asked, “Is this making sense? Is it easy-peasy or a little tricky?” Her response stopped me: “It’s easy to understand, but it will t...