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I am not an amazing musician. I started piano when I was five years old and have been playing since, but I am only an average player. I have a good ear for pitch, but I struggle with even simple melodic dictation. I have been told that I have a natural inclination for music, that I have ‘talent,’ but here’s the thing – I don’t. I am where I am because of struggle; I have struggled to learn music; I have struggled to practice music; I have struggled to accept this part of me. What I have never struggled