Rasmussen-Coyle 10 and Epilogue

What I love about Chapter 10 is how Martinez talked about how he connects and teaches to "students". He emphasized that if YOU are doing it for YOU, he can work with that. If, however, you are doing it because someone else wants you too, your growth is not going to be a fast process. I think this is SO important because you're most likely NOT motivated most of the time if someone else is motivated for you. On the other hand, you're fueling your own ignition and motivating yourself if you know that you want to work towards a specific end goal.  

I love at the end of the Epilogue when the author brings it all back to myelin. I especially love how the author wrote that "each wrap of myelin is a unique tracing of some past event". To me, this quote shows that everyone has specific moments that create this wrapping process. Whether it's playing a game with family, studying for a test, or practicing for a voice recital, each wrap of myelin corresponds with an event. Each one of us has our own way to spark this method, and through ignition and motivation, we are able to build off of these skills. This book has brought new ideas and deeper thoughts into my mind about what I can do to improve my skills as a musician, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to have read this book and discuss it with others. My goal this semester is to take what I've learned, apply it forward in my lessons, and see the changes that have occurred.

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