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Practice is that magic word that makes any goal attainable. If you work hard, efficiently and focused you will master your instrument. Practice can also be a very difficult activity to start on some days. It is my personal motto that if you just practice for 5 minutes a day you will gain more technique and repertoire than if you only practice for 1 hour on a single day of the week.
To be good at anything it requires work. It is up to you how fast and far you want to go with your instrument. There will be seasons in your life when you are overdone with lots of activities, that is a time to scale back how many minutes you practice per day. When your schedule is more flexible, that is the time when you add in extra practice time and more effort. Life is a balancing act. One of the gifts learning an instrument will give you, is how to better time manage all the activities in your life. Making space for music teaches you that your time is important and choosing activities that uplift and give you an constructive and nurturing outlet for your emotions, is a life long benefit.
Things to Practice on a Daily Basis
Things to Practice on a Daily Basis
Daily practice is collected at the end of every school week on Fridays. "Practice Counts" is a form you will find on Google Classroom that is updated each Monday morning by 8 am. Every option below 'counts' towards your practice minutes for the week. Have fun with it!
Daily practice is collected at the end of every school week on Fridays. "Practice Counts" is a form you will find on Google Classroom that is updated each Monday morning by 8 am. Every option below 'counts' towards your practice minutes for the week. Have fun with it!
Listen to your "Play Together" CD
Listen to your "Play Together" CD
OR Music Posted on THIS Website
OR Music Posted on THIS Website
Listen to the entire CD / grade level music on website
Listen to your new current piece
Listen to your current piece and review pieces
Listen to your current piece, review pieces and upcoming piece of music
Practice your new piece
Practice your new piece
Work on one section that is difficult (one to two measures)
Play the section 10 TIMES (maybe 20 times if it is really tricky)
Play the section slow 5 times then fast 5 times
Play just 2 notes, then add in 2 more notes, build your way up to the entire measure or two.
Play through the entire piece.
Review some of your older tunes
Review some of your older tunes
Pick a favorite older tune and play through it
Find an easy piece from a year before and see how much you've improved!
Can you add more vibrato and dynamics to the old piece?
Practice a scale
Practice a scale
Review a Scale that is just one octave
Challenge yourself and add an octave to the scale
Add different bowings to the scale
Add dotted rhythm to the scale "long short" and "short long"
Add vibrato -- then take it away
Strengthen your bow hold
Strengthen your bow hold
Practice bow games to increase your finger and hand muscles HERE
Go to a concert
Go to a concert
Go see a great concert with strings
Go to a family or friends concert -- show your support!
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