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Offline keyofc

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Practicing Strategies
on: October 11, 2005, 11:32:28 PM
How many of you have your own practicing strategy written out in a schedule and actually follow it?
How do you break things down for your practice time?

Offline lisztisforkids

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Re: Practicing Strategies
Reply #1 on: October 12, 2005, 12:30:20 AM
This is my daily schedule. (when i dont work or drink).

1.Get up.
2.Eat breakfast.
3.Go to the piano and play some random pieces im not acually playing in any recital or comp.
4.Go into the kitchen and eat some more food
5.Brush my teeth.  ;D
6.Go back to my studio and convince myself i need to practice proper technique(whatever that is)
7.Practice some scales/Hanon Czerny.
8.Go to the kitchen and get some lunch.
9.Kick my little brothers a$$ at Halo.
10. Practice my concerto ( Beethovens 3rd)
11. Go out to the music store and buy some more sheet music/cds ( i have a pretty good collection)
12. Go home and practice my main comp/ recital piece
11. Go listen/look at the music ijust bought.
.2. Go home and eat some dinner
13 Watch the History Chanel
14. Practice some more 'whatever i feel like at the moment'
15.Go to bed and read ('Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world'. By: Jack Weatherford;)
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Offline march05

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Re: Practicing Strategies
Reply #2 on: October 12, 2005, 06:02:21 PM
just a thought --- i used to practice by counting the hours, but now it seems more efficient if i set a specific goal, eg. memorize this piece today, or clean up this problem now... rather than say 'gotta practise for 2 hours' - when I did that sometimes i came out after 2 hours and realized i've achieved almost nothing in that 2 hours.

Offline zheer

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Re: Practicing Strategies
Reply #3 on: October 12, 2005, 06:10:16 PM
I always srart with Chopins Etude Op10number 1 first thing in the morning, and i play it the way Chopin recommended to his students. I will then play more Etudes by Chopin, then eventually start working on my selected pieces.
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