Sunday, February 10th, 2008
As I work on my research for my final project, I came across this gem from "The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning" by Parncutt & McPherson. If you are a practicing musician or a teacher trying to motivate your students to practice, these ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
This is how I get Max to practice:
Get my bass and his violin out. Ask Max to help me learn his pieces on the bass (i.e. Suzuki book 1, ABCs of Violin, Fiddle Magic, etc...) Play the piece he's working on and ask him to point out any mistakes. ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Over at the Peabody Double Bass blog I just noticed this excellent post on a technique to practice good intonation. This is like the double bassist's version of Twister, and I bet would make an entertaining drinking game! :-D Seriously though, it looks very helpful and I highly recommend giving ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
I've often thought much about efficiency when practicing music. I used to park myself in a practice room from dawn until midnight back at NEC and even before then. I would break my practice routines down into 15 minute increments, and have it all laid out on a schedule. Practice ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Let me just say that it is really relaxing to not be practicing the double bass for a few days here. I've been shedding on that thing for the past couple of months on a daily basis, mostly in anticipation of the concert that occurred last Sunday. The concert is ...
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