Promoting a love of music for a lifetime

A focus of my studio is to impart a love for learning and music enjoyment for a lifetime, so I was happy I came across this list on the MTNA website:

Ten Essential Skills for Promoting a Lifelong Love of Music and Music Making

* Ability to internalize basic rhythms and pulse.
* Ability to read - music literacy.
* Ability to perform with physical ease and technical efficiency.
* Ability to hear the notes on the page ? ear training.
* Ability to work creatively - improvise, compose, harmonize and play by ear.
* Ability to understand basic elements of theory, form, harmony, etc.
* Ability to respond to the interpretive elements of the composition in order to express the emotional character of the music.
* Ability to conceptualize and transfer musical ideas.
* Ability to work independently and problem solve.
* Ability to perform comfortably individually and with others in a variety of settings.