Well, my student seemed to think that this was pretty funny. “You mean practicing practicing?” she asked. “Exactly”, I said, “Practicing practicing”.
Practice Techniques
When All Else Fails, Bribe Them! Practice Music
In our dream world, students practice daily because they love music and because they believe us when we say that practice makes perfect. In reality, students practice once a week, probably ten minutes before the lesson. Not all of them, of course! Some don’t even practice those ten minutes before the lesson.
Free Singers From Voice Tension
These three exercises should be done in order, every day so that you can become familiar with yourself, how and when you produce tension in your singing, so that you can learn how to reduce it little by little.
3 Simple Ideas To Practice Music On Vacation
You might think we’re crazy asking you to practice music wile on vacation but if you believe that learning music is fun like we do, you may actually look forward to keeping up your study wile your on break. Try these 3 simple ideas to help you practice wile you’re away from home.
Your Saxophone Teacher Will Let You Know What to Practice?
“How will my child know what to practice each week?” Your Saxophone Teacher will let you know and they should. This is a great question to ask, as different teachers have various ways of assigning practice assignments. However, students can be proactive in managing their assignments, as well as their daily practice, with a few
Making Music Practice Fun And Productive
What is the most constructive way to approach your practice routine? Here are some helpful hints! Just like music lessons themselves, music music practice fun and productive should be a goal! The concept of how we as students practice may not be completely apparent, but in keeping good pacing, variation, and constructive practice techniques, you
Sticky Music Lessons Trap Students
Using Stickers as a tool to help younger students practice their music lessons is a great way to keep a child’s motivations high! Fast Music Lesson Progress What is the fastest way to progress in music lessons? I hear this question all the time as a music teacher in South Florida. The answer, as you
Practicing Piano with a Metronome
Practicing piano with a metronome can be difficult at first. No lie. I know this because I remember the difficulty I had when I first started out playing piano. I also know this because of my experience teaching beginning piano students. But the metronome is an extremely important training tool you can learn to use and even love. In this article, I’m going to share a few tips and techniques that will make learning how to practice piano with a metronome easier.
3 Ways To Prepare Students For A Recital Part 3: Practice, Duh!
The #1 most important part to recital preparation is obviously PRACTICE! We have to teach our students how to practice and hope they follow through when we aren’t around every other hour of the week. Usually having a performance in the near future is enough to inspire even the least motivated student to practice and
Should I use a Guitar Tuner to Tune My Guitar? for Private Lessons?
A guitar tuner is a device that helps a guitarist tune their guitar. They come in many shapes and styles and which one you use or choose to use should be something you talk with you Guitar teacher about. The answer on “should you use one” is YES! Although it’s not necessary to have a