• It takes courage to share. Often we're told to without knowing why.
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    The courage to share

    Part 3 of a 4-part series beginning here. Courage isn’t needed merely to do things like turn up to a concert, go to a rehearsal, or pick up an instrument and learn your…

  • Fears are basically excuses. When you use your fears as an excuse not to do something, there's no courage involved. And we need the courage to do things in order for confidence to spread and our world to become a better place to live.
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    The courage to “do”

    Follows last week’s article here The first way we can display and spread confidence around us in the musical realm is by having the courage to actually take a step forward. This could…

  • It works both ways - there is give and take between performers and audiences (and venues!)
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    It works both ways…

    Audiences in an actual live environment can give their feedback through applause. If you’ve ever been to a jazz or rock concert, and in the middle of a song a performer does something…