What if Feels Like to Learn a New Instrument

Destin over at Smarter Every Day creates such fun, informative videos. This one has nothing to do with music, but everything to do with learning (and unlearning) a complex motor neuron task, like playing an instrument. Think you could ride this bike? I bet you can’t.

You may not pull anything useful out of this for your music, but for me, it was a reminder about how crucial it is to take a new task VERY slowly. Learn more in The Practice of Practice.

ANd you can BUY this crazy bike! How cool is that?