Just because it has “Piano” in the name doesn’t mean it doesn’t also include my singers and guitarists. You’re invited too.

Also first (and most importantly), this will be awesome in ways that belong solely to you.

The challenge, should you choose to meet it, is to complete the entire month of November without missing a day of engaging meaningfully with your instrument. It can be rehearsal for something upcoming or relishing what you have already accomplished — as long as you do your thing every single day. You can even start early and finish early. You can even fit more than one 30-day streak into this semester.

In order to prepare for this 30-day streak, we’ll do lots of practicing with streaks of increasing length throughout the year. Buckle down and buckle up.

How you keep track is up to you (parental participation can be very helpful here). I will not ask for practice logs, but they might be very helpful for you. You will learn things that cannot be learned any other way, and I also believe your growth may surprise and delight you.

To help celebrate your 30-day streak(s), I’ll add your name to a list on this site (with parental permission, naturally). If you accomplish more than one non-concurrent 30-day streak, your name will be on the list twice. That’s pretty cool.

So I invite you with all the love in my heart to give it a shot. You’ll very likely fail a few times, but you’ll also succeed an awful lot. And I’ll want to hear the play-by-play all year long.