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Category Archives: Music
5 Questions that Keep You Honest
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Staying Honest in the Practice Room Why Honesty Matters Practicing is about exploring what you can do with your music. Done correctly, it leads to feeling confident and in control when you perform so … Continue reading
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tomorrow’s victory is today’s practice
Getting Ready for Tomorrow Once you’ve got a goal in place, you’ll want to work backward from that goal to define the milestones you’ll need to accomplish to achieve your goal. Each milestone will need some strategies to keep you … Continue reading
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Control Performance Tempo
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: The Proven Way to Control Performance Tempos Hitting Your Target Tempo for the First Time For every song that you learn, you’ll have a performance tempo in mind. This tempo becomes a goal–a … Continue reading
You can’t hire someone to practice for you
Practice Quote for Today
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Only Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Timeless Practice Quote-from Vince Lombardi
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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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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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