Researchers found in 2014 that only about 15 percent of students who participated in music in high school continued to participate in college as non-majors. Even when adding in the smaller number of students who continue as music majors, there is still a 75 to 80 percent attrition rate for the profession among the students who should be the most likely to continue. There are certain non-musical skills that need to be developed in addition to the musical skills. To do this, the author proposes a simple yet effective method that is easy to remember and implement. Just "give 'em HEC." What is HEC? The H stands for "How." The E stands for "Example." Finally, and most importantly, C stands for "Confidence." Encouraging alumni to keep performing will create more live music in the communities, enhancing the lives of many more and showing the positive power of what these programs produce. In short, the community needs to strategically support the future non-career musicians in these programs.