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Author Archives: David Motto
5 Ways to Perform Under Pressure
If you’re looking for some quick advice on how to improve your performance under pressure, here’s a great list: 1. Body Language: Use body language, power poses, and posture to your advantage. 2. Rituals: Using what Peter Meyers calls “anchors,” … Continue reading
Resolutions No – SMARTER Goals Yes
Every year around this time, there’s a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions: How to make them. How not to make them. How to make them work. Why they don’t work. A resolution is really just a goal, and … Continue reading
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Thoughts on New Year’s Eve
What does New Year’s Eve mean to you? Parties? Celebrations? Champagne? Fireworks? Reflections on the past year? Hope for the new year? Plans to change your life? I think it’s nice to combine the two. Let’s celebrate the year that … Continue reading
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Chord Families: Learn with These Simple Tips
This is a guest blog post from Marc-Andre Seguin of JazzGuitarLessons.net. Marc’s giving some crucial information that’s helpful for all musicians.–David Motto When first learning how to play a musical instrument, most students realize that the same chords keep showing … Continue reading
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2018 Grammy Telecast
What Every Musician Can Learn from the Grammy Telecast – 2018 Every year the Grammy’s get a lot of media coverage. “Is the show relevant?” “Are the voting members of the Recording Academy out of touch with today’s taste and … Continue reading
Eliminating Mistakes
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Put an End to Making Mistakes Are You Learning Mistakes Every Day? Many musicians teach themselves mistakes at every practice session. They’re usually not even aware that these errors are happening. This habit … Continue reading
Best Counting Methods
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: The Best Counting Methods One of the top pieces of advice music teachers give their students is to count all the time while they’re playing. Keeping the count allows musicians to improve their … Continue reading
Controlling Your Inner Voice
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Take Control of Your Inner Voice It’s important to use your inner voice very carefully when you practice and perform. Did you just think to yourself, “What inner voice?” If you did, that’s … Continue reading
Achieving Your Musical Dreams
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Achieving Your Musical Dreams Today is the third day of the new year. Some people have already dropped their resolutions! Research tells us that 25% of new year’s resolutions are dropped in the first … Continue reading
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Drill, Baby, Drill
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Drill, Baby, Drill! Finding the Right Solution Even when you’re already using efficient practice techniques – like Very Slow Practice, focusing on Tough Stuff, and Breaking Down songs into small chunks – you may … Continue reading
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