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A Test of Three Practice Schedules, and the One That Works Best (Especially for Older Learners)

Practice

A Test of Three Practice Schedules, and the One That Works Best (Especially for Older Learners)

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Need to Work on Shifting or Leaps From One Note to Another? Here’s How Mental Practice Could Help.

Practice

Need to Work on Shifting or Leaps From One Note to Another? Here’s How Mental Practice Could Help.

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Conversations

The Kantor Family: On Being Effective Music Parents to Musical Children

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Practice

Finals Coming Up Soon? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Just Read and Review Your Notes.

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CouragePractice

Is “Perfect” Practice as Essential a Thing As We Tend to Assume It Is?

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Confidence

Having Difficulty Moving Past a Particularly Distressing Audition or Performance? “Just Think Positive” May Not Be the Best Strategy…

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Practice

Does the “Memory Palace” Strategy Really Work? And Is It Something Musicians Could Use?

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Evidence That Most of Us Are Terrible at Knowing When to End Conversations

Focus

Evidence That Most of Us Are Terrible at Knowing When to End Conversations