Practicing effectively will save you time and help you play your instrument better! Here's a link to a video about how to do this!
HOW TO PRACTICE (doc)
12 Tips for Practicing Music (blog article)
Music is Powerful and changes your brain! In a good way :) Here's a link to a video about how our brains are affected by music.
Need help understanding some of the music notation we use? Here are some links to practice the most common things you see: