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When generational musical gifts trigger complex emotions

My child has more natural musical ability than I developed in twenty years of study and I am proud and jealous and ashamed of being jealous.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing natural talent in others can activate unhealed wounds about our own creative struggles and limitations.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Musical learning and transfer?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.