Look around the room the next time you practice. What does your practice environment look like? Could it be better? For some checklists with ideas on how to make your place of practice better, print out a copy of “A Healthy Practice Environment” and see what you can improve.
As the fall routines begin, make sure that practice is a daily part of your schedule. Why do it every day? Practice is not meant to be an exercise in tedium, or mindless repetition, or a way to kill time. The reason daily practice is so important is because ongoing …
Try something different with your review songs this week! Play at least one of your review songs every day while standing up instead of sitting down. Violinists, you should be standing anyway so try standing on just your left foot. For extra credit, write me a note on your practice …
Add a little play to your practice! Dig through your toybox and find your old Mr. Potato Head. Set the head and …
What? A Wii game here on the lending library post? Yep, that’s right! Wii Music is a musical playground where you can experiment to …
Parents, this post is for you! You might like to borrow Raising Musical Kids by Patrick Kavanaugh. Written in concise, easy-to-understand language …
The book feature for April is Mrs. Merriwether’s Musical Cat by Carol Purdy, illustrated by Petra Mathers. With the wave of its tail, …
Check out this online piano… Virtual Piano You can use your computer keyboard to play the keys. Now you can practice even …
Dig around in your old toys and pull out this guy… Set him up by the piano and use him to practice! …
(part 5 of 6 from the article Reading Music) How can I help my student learn to read? Reviewing pre-reading concepts or games …
