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Effective Practice Tips/Information

This page is dedicated to giving students and parents effective tips and information that should help with practicing an instrument.

GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICING

To learn a musical instrument you must learn to master many physical skills.  Your brain is reading notes on a page, while your fingers are contemplating where to be placed, all while your bow arm is working to create a good tone.  A music student’s job is to exercise those skills, remember what you’ve learned, and have fun in the process!

Helpful tips for your practice session:

  • Warm up carefully.  Warm your fingers, body, mind and instrument for good tone production.

  • Select a time of day that is free from interruptions and use this time each day.

  • Choose a place to practice that is free from distractions

  • Set a goal for the session: a scale; an excercise; specific sections of a piece; or even a measure that is giving you trouble.  Work on it slowly, then build up to speed gradually.  Before leaving put it together with the rest of the line.

  • Repetition of a problem area reinforces muscle memory.

  • Use a metronome. 

                 https://www.amparents.org/resources/beginning-music-parents/

This is a great resource, complete with some great pictures:

 

How to Practice an Instrument Effectively

Co-authored by Michael Nobel, PhD

https://www.wikihow.com/Practice-an-Instrument-Effectively

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