Some thoughts about how to spend your quarantine time.
practice
Learning lots of repertoire is par for the course for most working musicians, whether they are freelancers or members of a full-time ensemble. For lots of students entering the professional music world, though, this a new experience. It’s often a shock from school performances, where you’ll often work for a […]
Lots of music, little time: Organizing Practice
The Inner Game of Tennis is a great guide to learning as well as performance.
Learning: The Inner Game Method
For most brass players (and musicians) there are two different types of playing techniques.
The Two Types of Technique
Is it better to focus on practicing simpler or more complex problems in your practice?
Practice Triage: Sorting Out Your Practice
There are two major learning strategies: block and interleaved. Which one is best?
Learning Strategies: Block vs. Interleaved
What do Lay's chips and warm-up routines have in common? You shouldn't have just one!
Why You Shouldn’t Have (One) Warmup Routine
Active vs. Passive learning: sometimes the best medicine is the most bitter.