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HELPING TO SUPPORT HOME PRACTICE

Violin Practice Blitz - Susanna Klein Susanna Klein is Associate Professor of Violin at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of the acclaimed Practizma Practice Journal. Creative ways to practice violin skills plus lots of little tips on technique. Website: practizma.com.

8 ways to make practice playful: Susanna KleinThe violinist's second instalment in a three-part series examines ways to inject a sense of fun in practice sessions

Repetitive practice: Once more, with feelingHow does repetition in instrumental practice benefit our playing? Pedro de Alcantara provides tips on how to bring some creativity and intentionality into your practice time

Top tips for putting the joy into practiceViolinist Maren Bosma offers seven helpful tips to make practice sessions fun, varied and productive

THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC

How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita CollinsWhen you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

Science Proves that Music Lessons Were the Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did for You

A World-Class Musician Was Asked To Play Violin During His Own Brain Surgery

String Players' Brains are "Special"If you are a string musician, DID YOU KNOW that you may be developing parts of your brain that other people... even other musicians... do not? Learn more!

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