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Author Archives: David Motto
Know What NOT to Do
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Know What NOT to Do Stop Fumbling Through Your Practice Sessions This week, I’m changing my normal approach to practice tips. Instead of offering suggestions of what to do to make your … Continue reading
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Skip Your Warmups
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Skip Your Warmups Some Days Are a Challenge Though it’s a great idea to start your practice sessions with warmups, there are certain days when starting the practice process at all is a … Continue reading
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Stop Learning Mistakes
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Stop Learning 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 of learning … Continue reading
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Know the Best Ways to Count
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Know the Best Ways to Count One of the best pieces of advice music teachers give their students is to count all the time while they’re playing. Keeping the count allows musicians … Continue reading
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Controlling Your Inner Voice
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Controlling 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 the … Continue reading
Making Time for Music – Every Day
Musicians contact me daily to tell me about the challenges they’re facing. As a performance coach, it’s my job to help them meet these challenges so they can both meet their goals and get more enjoyment from playing music. The … Continue reading
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What the Grammys Teach Us About Success
Why do some people succeed while others don’t? After this week’s Grammy Award ceremony, there’s been a lot of talk about winners and losers – though it’s hard to think that an artist has “lost” when they’ve been nominated for … Continue reading
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Here’s How I Quickly Set Up Practice Loops for Any Song
One of my Top Ten Practice Tips for making your practice time efficient and effective is to “Break It Down.” This means playing through very short sections of a song, looping each section, instead of going through the entire song … Continue reading
10 Ways to Stop Wasting Money on Music Lessons
Musicians waste huge amounts of money when they take lessons. I’m not saying music lessons are a waste of money. They’re not. Taking private lessons can turbocharge your musical progress. I’m not talking about paying too much per hour for … Continue reading
7 Visualization Essentials
There’s a lot more to visualization than seeing yourself being successful. I’ve talked before about how the word “visualization” is incomplete. It makes you think only of seeing things. Some performance psychologists and researchers are now saying “mental imagery” instead. … Continue reading
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