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Two Music Practice Styles: Assembly Line vs. Kanban
Most students practice like they are working on a Ford assembly line. But a method developed by Toyota in the late 1940’s can unlock so much more.
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2022-23 Kentucky All-State Etudes
Prepare for the 2022-23 KMEA Kentucky All-State French horn audition with these practice tips, recordings, and practice resources!
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All-State Progress Stalled? Audit Your Practice Diet
With All-State auditions coming up soon, take stock of your practice diet if you’re feeling like you may not be improving.
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Social Media and Practice Efficiency
Social media apps can have a negative effect on lots of things – including practice.
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Performance Day Preparation Template
Here in Kentucky, it’s time for All-County and All-District auditions, and coming up next month is All-State. One of the things I hear quite a bit from more advanced students are questions about how to plan out your day (or days) when you have an important performance or audition. While you should (hopefully) be ready…
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3 Quick Tips to Reduce Nerves in Performance and Auditions
For musicians, some anxiety just before and during performances is an all-too-familiar problem. Some musicians feel twinges of excitement, while others can suffer almost-crippling sensations. Getting nerves during a performance seems to be especially common for classical musicians, and while nerves can be distracting in any context, they can be especially destructive during auditions. Rob…
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A Single Habit Now Can Save You Lots of Stress Later
Although it seems like the school year just started a few weeks ago, this a pretty crucial time for the rest of your semester (and year). To me, it seems, that these next few weeks determine how the rest of your school year will go. For students here in Kentucky and Indiana, this is the…
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Reducing Frustration and Rage Quitting During Practice
Like I mentioned in my post a few days ago about optimizing your practice sessions by using ship dates, the All-District auditions for Kentucky are happening over the next couple of weeks, with lots of playing tests and chair auditions occurring around the same time (and usually on the same music). Right after Thanksgiving, those students…