teaching Archives - Colin Dorman

Learning to Learn: The Science of Neuroplasticity

The first step of knowing how to teach yourself (or

others) is learning how to learn. And this video on

neuroplasticity can give you all the tools you need.

If you've been needing more motivation, just one

or two small changes may be able to

get you started on building better habits.

While most music teachers will tell you

that metronome practice is essential, there is

another component to improving your internal pulse.

It's a common idea that mistakes in

the beginning stages of learning something are

bad - but are they?

Avoid pre-pandemic overwhelm

and overcommitting by

using time-blocking.

"Should I take a practice break over

the summer?" is a question I hear

a lot. Hear's my response for post-COVID.

If you're scrambling to prepare for upcoming

concerts and audition, it may not be

a skill issue, but a systems issue.

An interesting study on they internal rhythm

of percussionists and non-percussionists shows one easy

way to improve your counting.

You won't get better without practice.

But you won't see the real

benefits of practice until you sleep.

Broadly speaking, there are three kinds of tasks that

people do regularly. How you categorize your tasks impacts

how (and how well) you do them.