Practicing Music

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On Meetings & Creative Practicing Ideas

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In the spirit of “keeping things fresh”, I deliberately changed the order to today’s lessons. I’ve fallen into the habit of starting with technical exercises, followed by repertoire, then theory and aural/sight reading/rhythm exercises.

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Excuses and Commitments

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I have noticed that the excuses for not practicing increase around this time of year:

  • “We were at my grandparents’ all weekend and they don’t have a piano.”

  • “My parents are renovating and the piano is all covered up.”

  • “The batteries on my keyboard are dead.”