Sunday, January 24th, 2010
In response to @HansOngchua regarding how to best use a metronome for efficient practicing, I came up with this list, which was too long to fit into a Twitter message:
Plan your practice session. Organize which sections of which pieces you need to work on. Figure out how much time it ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Today I came across this article from Peter Bregman on the HarvardBusiness.org site, titled: The Easiest Way to Change People's Behavior. It's an excellent read and highly recommended.
What Peter discusses in this article is that one of the most important motivational factors in our lives is environment. If you put ...
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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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