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Category Archives: Motivation
Quick Practice Tip – Micro-goals
Have micro-goals for every practice session. Plan what you can realistically accomplish TODAY. This makes your daily work a lot more worthwhile and fun!
Quick Rehearsal Tip: End with Something Fun
End your rehearsals with something fun that everyone likes to play. You’ll remember the fun ending, not the hard work!
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Quick Practice Tip – Have 3 Practice Goals
Decide on 3 main goals for your music today. This could be 3 sections of one song. Or, a scale, an exercise, and 1 section of your song. Do NOT start playing until you know what you’re trying to accomplish.
Blow Off Steam
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Blow Off Steam The Power of Difficult Emotions Unlike many activities that should not be attempted when you are upset (like driving a car or cleaning steak knives), playing a musical instrument can actually … Continue reading
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May 2017 Music Goals
Monthly Goals for May 2017 It’s May 1st. The beginning of a new month. If you haven’t already put your music goals together for the month, spend a couple minutes today writing out these goals. Keep the written goals somewhere … Continue reading
Quick Practice Tip – Get Constant Feedback
Make sure you’re getting constant feedback. Without it, you’re just going through the motions and are unlikely to improve. Shoot video. Use a metronome. Use a tuner. Have some way of recording your progress!
Quick Rehearsal Tip – Be Prepared
At home on your own, prepare well and know before rehearsal what still needs work. This gives you many options at the rehearsal: (1) Openly acknowledge what you’re not ready for and ask your bandmates if you can skip it … Continue reading
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Quick Practice Tip – Just Start
Just get started, even with no practice plan and no idea what you’ll actually start with. Starting is always better than delaying.
Internal vs External Goals
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Internal vs. External Goals External Concerns We spend a lot of time in our lives trying to impress other people and win their approval. Whether it’s our parents, teachers, friends, loved ones, audiences, or … Continue reading
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Know Who to Listen To
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Know Who to Listen To Criticism Comes from Many Sources As mentioned in last week’s Practice Tip, musicians get negative comments from a lot of sources – even people closest to you. Sometimes musicians … Continue reading
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