By Jacob Stockinger
The Ear is willing to bet that 90 percent of having successful and satisfying music lessons boils down to knowing how to practice.
That takes a long time and a lot of experience. And you know how hard it is when so many actual lessons turn into guided practice sessions, no matter whether it is a question of the voice, the piano, strings like the violin an cello, brass and woodwinds,
But NPR’s outstanding classical music blog “Deceptive Cadence” recently offered 10 tips, culled from various sources, for improving how you practice. I find them useful and suspect so will you.
Here is a link:
Use the COMMENT space on this blog to let all of us know how these practice tips work for you and if you have any special tips for practicing of your own.
Thank you, NPR. And you can also find some useful practice videos for various instrument at YouTube (at bottom).
So spread the word and share these tips by passing them along to others with this blog post.
Now, let’s all go make music!