Book excerpt: This book presents critical insights that shed new light on our understanding of what it takes to ?stick with it? and flourish in music lessons. In fact, these insights are central to sticking at anything'a marriage, vocation or career'any long-term relationship at all. This is because all long term-relationships share a set of ?6 simple components'. Knowing these 6 components, and understanding the role they play, is critical if you want your children'or yourself'to succeed in the long term'at music or anything else.