Tips for Practicing...
Try to practice 15 minutes every day
- Find a nice, quiet place to practice with no distractions (No TV, iPad, computer!)
- Sit on a chair, not on the end of your bed
- Use a music stand (do not lay music on floor or bed) You can buy one from school for $10
- Warm-Up (whole notes, lip slurs, buzzing) Practice using your best sound
- Play through the hard parts of your assignment. Don't waste your time on easy things you can already play.
- Practice hard parts SLOWLY and then speed up.
- Circle any mistakes that you make!
- Take difficult pieces apart measure by measure and even note by note if you have to.
- If you are getting frustrated, take a break and come back to it later.
- Finish by playing something FUN!
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