Category Archives: Practice

Learning an ornament

I posted a new practice page on learning ornaments. Check it out.

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Practice Tools

Check out some practice tools I blogged about at Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog.

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Motivation, Discipline, Goals… and just plain stick-with-it-ness!

I’m a fairly disciplined guy – I get up early, I exercise daily, and practice almost every day. I eat healthy. I save 20% of my income. I also try to have a social life and hobbies. But all of … Continue reading

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Game Day

Below is a newsletter / article from speaker and best-selling author, Jon Gordon. This one talks about practice and the performance. —   Game Day “You don’t love me. You don’t care. You’re not taking this seriously,” my wife said to me … Continue reading

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Practice Record Thoughts

Should you use a practice record?  I have found that practice logs can be very useful depending on how they’re used. I use mine (currently the iPhone app GoalKeep) to see patterns and how im doing keeping up with practicing.

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iPhone Practice Tips

First, to track my time I use Chronology. It’s a great, simple little app that supports multiple timers. And you can see that I also use it for my laundry . Second, I have my practice playlist. I have used … Continue reading

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Quick Tip for Practicing Musicianship

Here’s a tip I just posted on Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog. When practicing fast / scalar passages, play them in groups of odd numbers. Although notation generally beams notes in even groups, the actual music is usually in an … Continue reading

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Practice Tools & Utilities

Jason Heath (of Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog) has put together many outstanding resources for musicians. Check them out! PDF, MP3, Music, Exercise Downloads More Practice Tools

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