01/13/2026
STORY TIME đ
When I was a kid, my mom insisted that I learn how to play piano.
My teacher was a strict and traditional. She only allowed me to play classical music because âthat was the way you learn.â She was a stickler for theory and technique. I spent hours practicing finger drills, working through scales and technique books so that I would learn how to play correctly. Every time I used the wrong finger to play a note in a drill, sheâd stop, correct me, and make me start again. Sometimes over and over again until I got it correct. Slowly at first, and then faster and faster.
Eventually, as I got older, and started riding more and more, my parents let me stop taking piano lessons. (Which, to be honest, I wish I wouldâve continued. But thatâs an aside.)
I didnât touch a piano for years and years at first. And then one day, I decided to sit down and try and play a little. To my surprise, my fingers still knew exactly what to do. Sure, I was rusty, and sure, my timing was a little off at first. But the muscle memory was still there.
Over Christmas this year, I sat down again at that same piano at my parentsâ house. Iâm out of practice, for sure. My timing is a little off. But it never fails to amaze me how as I start to mess around on the keys, my body still knows what to do.
Itâs the same with riding. And thatâs one of the reasons why taking the time to properly teach the fundamentals of proper position and biomechanics as a rider is learning is so important. Because once you get the basics right - those habits, that muscle memory sticks with you for life and become the foundation upon which the rest of your riding education is built.
And if you, like many riders, feel like youâve uncovered some holes in your foundation, donât panic! Youâre in the right spot. Let me help you learn how to create new habits that will develop into muscle memory. Follow for helpful videos, or send me a DM to learn how to work one-on-one!
