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Mental Representations for Musicians

Picture in your mind the Mona Lisa. Now take a step back and observe yourself picturing the Mona Lisa. Consider what you are seeing. If you are like most people, you can call up in your mind a general image of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci called the Mona Lisa. We can call this image your "mental representation" of the Mona Lisa.

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Research Is a Superpower

Imagine a world without research. What would that world look like?

You would have no ability to seek out answers or information about a decision. You would have only your experience to draw upon. There would be no Google. No YouTube "how to" videos that could teach you how to draw, how to cut your own hair, solve a Rubix cube, or the perfect way to shovel snow in your driveway.

Now imagine, in this world, a scenario in which you are hungry and you are standing in front of a bush that has berries….

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