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Date Posted: 07:04:24 03/27/06 Mon
Author: Devin Bramel
Subject: Re: Practicing
In reply to: Nickie 's message, "Practicing" on 18:42:31 04/04/05 Mon

I would just like to add to this discussion, that one method that helps inspire me to want to practice is the setting of goals. Working cooperatively with one's teacher, one can develop a series of short and long-term goals.
For example, if one is preparing for their senior recital, as I am right now, the first thing I did was, with my teacher, create a list of the music I want to play on the recital (a long-term goal). I then proceeded to break that list down into what I want to play for my jury this semester, what I want to play for perf class next year, and what I want to especially focus on over Christmas break (all a series of short-term goals). These goals could be further subdivided into weekly goals, such as mastering sections of pieces, etc.
The point is that, for me at least, setting goals is extremely helpful as a motivation to practice. By creating goals, I am able to avoid becoming overwhelmed and stressed at the thought of not having any sort of plan; it is important, however, to make sure that the goals are attainable and reasonable (for example, one's goal should not be to master and memorize an entire piece in one week).

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[> Re: Practicing -- Benjamin Lupo, 12:18:39 04/09/06 Sun [1]

Recording lessons with a student will often encourage them to practice more. When I am singing a piece in my voice lesson, I am more likely to focus on those things I consider bad instead of those I could/should be pleased with. Its easy to get discouraged when you are focusing on the negative. By comparing recordings at the beginning and end of a card-marking period or semester, the student will hear their progress or lack thereof. This way of looking at your performances encourages goal-oriented practice time.

My high school director recorded a piece we had worked on for two weeks for Back to School night for our parents to listen to. When the concert rolled around a month later people were astounded by the amount of growth the ensemble had made. It made the audience more excited about our performance. The same thing would work using these recordings in a one on one setting.


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