Learning music can be like learning a language. Sometimes, the process of learning the language can be easy, sometimes, it isn’t always as easy. It […]
Tools for Practicing: Put it Together Piece by Piece
This is the final post in my August series on practicing. You can find previous posts, here, here, here and here. This week’s post […]
Tools for Practicing: Repetition Makes Better
I’m on my 4 post of my series on Tools for Practicing. You can find the previous posts here, here and here. Today’s topic […]
Tools for Practicing: Look for Patterns!
This is the third in my series of Thursday posts with tools for practicing. You can find the first two here and here. This week […]
Tools for Practicing: Take It Apart!
Last week, I kicked off my series on tools for practicing with this post about going slow. Today, I’m going to write about another tool […]
Tools for Practicing: Go Slow!
I’m going to start a series of blog posts this month to help students of all ages with some tools that I’ve learned as a […]
Why Summer Practicing Matters
We’re early on in the summer, so many students still have this feeling: And there’s nothing wrong with that. A more relaxed schedule […]
Incorporating Musicality in Your Practice Routine
Many times, especially for beginners, the music doesn’t always sound very….musical. While the right notes and rhythms may be there, something is missing. Usually it’s […]
What Happens When Progress Isn’t A Fast as You Think?
I don’t know about you, but I’m impatient. In many areas of my life, I don’t want to be patient, I want results NOW! For […]
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Back when I took piano lessons, I pretty much all the time wanted to be over and done with practicing so that I could move […]