{"id":3404,"date":"2026-06-07T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/?page_id=3404"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T10:12:12","slug":"motivation-mindset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/motivation-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation &#038; Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tlcat\" style=\"padding-top:90px\">\n<section class=\"hero\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"kick\">Stay in it when it gets hard<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color:#ffffff\">Motivation &amp; Mindset<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff;opacity:.92\">Beating plateaus, calming nerves, and staying motivated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"count\">13 articles<\/p>\n<section class=\"grid\"><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/what-teaching-music-taught-about-people\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/roundup-online-lesson-teaching-setup-768x432.png\" alt=\"What Teaching Music Taught Our Teachers About People\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>What Teaching Music Taught Our Teachers About People<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/what-first-drew-teachers-to-music\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/roundup-origin-instruments-warm-corner-768x439.png\" alt=\"The Spark: What First Drew Our Teachers to Music\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>The Spark: What First Drew Our Teachers to Music<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/switching-instruments-when-to-switch-or-push-through\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/acoustic-guitar-multi-instrument-corner-768x432.png\" alt=\"Should You Switch Instruments, or Push Through? How a Multi-Instrumentalist Helps Students Decide\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>Should You Switch Instruments, or Push Through? How a Multi-Instrumentalist Helps Students Decide<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/what-to-do-when-you-plateau-music-lessons\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-violin-plateau-thoughtful-01-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"What to Do When You Plateau in Music Lessons\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>What to Do When You Plateau in Music Lessons<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/child-wants-to-quit-music-vs-hates-practice\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/parent-child-music-conversation-honest-01-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"How to Tell if Your Child Wants to Quit Music \u2014 or Just Hates Practice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>How to Tell if Your Child Wants to Quit Music \u2014 or Just Hates Practice<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-motivated-music-lessons\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/father-son-guitar-lesson-kitchen-table-01-2-c-768x439.jpg\" alt=\"How to Stay Motivated During Music Lessons (Even When It Gets Hard)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>How to Stay Motivated During Music Lessons (Even When It Gets Hard)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-stage-fright-young-performers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/young-woman-browsing-music-lessons-laptop-c-768x439.jpg\" alt=\"How to Overcome Stage Fright: Tips for Young Performers\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>How to Overcome Stage Fright: Tips for Young Performers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/why-singing-for-someone-feels-vulnerable\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vocal-microphone-safe-space-roundup-768x432.png\" alt=\"You Are the Instrument: Why Singing for Someone Feels So Vulnerable, and How Voice Teachers Help\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>You Are the Instrument: Why Singing for Someone Feels So Vulnerable, and How Voice Teachers Help<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/performance-anxiety-singing-nervous-system\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vocal-microphone-performer-view-calm-768x439.png\" alt=\"Performance Anxiety Lives in Your Nervous System: How a Voice Teacher Helps Singers Move Through It\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>Performance Anxiety Lives in Your Nervous System: How a Voice Teacher Helps Singers Move Through It<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/finding-your-authentic-singing-voice\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vocal-microphone-window-light-c-768x439.jpg\" alt=\"When the Voice You Hear Isn\u2019t Quite Yours: A Voice Teacher on Imitation, Authenticity, and the Sound That\u2019s Already Inside You\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>When the Voice You Hear Isn\u2019t Quite Yours: A Voice Teacher on Imitation, Authenticity, and the Sound That\u2019s Already Inside You<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/vulnerability-of-singing-first-voice-lessons\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vocal-microphone-warm-spotlight-c-768x439.jpg\" alt=\"The Particular Vulnerability of Singing for Someone, and How the First Lessons Can Earn Your Trust\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>The Particular Vulnerability of Singing for Someone, and How the First Lessons Can Earn Your Trust<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/singing-through-performance-anxiety\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vocal-stage-microphone-wings-c-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Singing Through Performance Anxiety: A Voice Teacher on Quieting the Inner Critic\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>Singing Through Performance Anxiety: A Voice Teacher on Quieting the Inner Critic<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/guitar-daily-mindfulness-practice\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-meditative-acoustic-guitar-calm-01-c-768x439.jpg\" alt=\"Guitar as a Daily Mindfulness Practice: 10 Minutes That Reset Your Day\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<h3>Guitar as a Daily Mindfulness Practice: 10 Minutes That Reset Your Day<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/section>\n<p><a class=\"backhome\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunelark.com\/blog\/\">&lsaquo; Back to all blog topics<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay in it when it gets hard Motivation &amp; Mindset Beating plateaus, calming nerves, and staying motivated. 13 articles What Teaching Music Taught Our Teachers About People The Spark: What First Drew Our Teachers to Music Should You Switch Instruments, or Push Through? 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