You may be a music teacher, a professional musician, a student, or an amateur musician; a member of a jazz band, an orchestra, or a chamber music trio or quartet. And you used to love playing music... but recently, the energy and enthusiasm seems to have disappeared.

This book is for you. I wrote it because I went through the "dark night of the soul" and came out the other side. I had good teachers who understood that I was struggling and gave me the right help at the right time. Without them I might not still be playing; I wouldn't be playing well, and I wouldn't be enjoying myself.

Consider this a recipe book. Some recipes you'll love. Some you'll eat every so often. Others may not be for you. But if you find five or six recipes that work for you, they'll sustain your musicality and help you enjoy playing again.