Should You Take a Summer Break?
“Should I take a practice break over the summer?” is a question I hear a lot. Hear’s my response for post-COVID.
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Meeting Your Deadlines
If you’re scrambling to prepare for upcoming concerts and audition, it may not be a skill issue, but a systems issue.
How to Get Better Rhythm
An interesting study on they internal rhythm of percussionists and non-percussionists shows one easy way to improve your counting.
Practice Results Most Obvious AFTER Sleep
You won’t get better without practice. But you won’t see the real benefits of practice until you sleep.
Three Kinds of Tasks
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.
Less Practice for More Results – MicroPractice
A new way to structure practice shows that sometimes less is more.
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Some thoughts about the move from virtual lessons to in-person lessons.
To Maximize Competence and Confidence: Eat the Frog or Not?
Should your first task be your hardest task, or something a bit easier?