This page is designed to give practicing tips to apply to enhance practice sessions. Originally designed for students auditioning for festivals, it will benefit anyone looking to improve as a musician and a person.
Click on the text below to read the articles at the links provided.
1. Multiple Articles about Effective Practice - best articles & easy/quick reading
1.2 - Guide to Great Practicing
1.3 - How to Practice
1.4 - How to Practice
1.5 - How to Practice Music
1.6 - Practice Music Effectively
1.11 - How to Practice Reading Music
1.12 - How to Practice with a Limited Amount of Time
1.13 - Music Practice (Video)
2. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
3. 11 Practice Tips (with details regarding each one)
4. Short Thoughts by Professional Musicians
6. How to Get to Carnegie Hall (Practice, practice, practice?) - GREAT ARTICLE!!
7. How to Practice Effectively
8. Mental Practice for Musicians - GREAT ARTICLE!!
9. Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight - GREAT ARTICLE!!
10. Why the Way We Usually Practice Makes Us Think We’re Better Prepared than We Really Are - GREAT ARTICLE!!
11. A Practice Strategy That Will Help You Play More Accurately When It Counts - GREAT ARTICLE!!
12. Student has Amazing Breakthrough by Doing what the Teacher Says
13. 20 Reasons Why You Should Use a Metronome (will open a PDF)
14. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
BOOKS