Title for book on practising

[johnnypiano]

Am writing a book about practising.  Any ideas for a title?  I want my book to be user-friendly but, at the same time, to point out the inevitability of hard work and concentration over a long period of time.

I find the word ‘practising’ means different things to people:- (Hard work.  Exploration.  Something they have been made to do.  Something they hate. Interesting. Frustrating. Etc. Attitudes change, also,  as time passes.

I’ll write the book: you think of  the title!   

If and when the book gets finished I would probably be not allowed to advertise it on here.  It wouldn’t be my intention, anyway.  But we can all continue sharing our ideas as usual on a fascinating and complicated subject.

Thanks and best wishes, John.   

[xvimbi]

"Instructions for the Pianistically Challenged"
 

[RJones]

I have a few ;-)

Piano Practice for Dummies
Constructive Piano Practice
Accelerate Your Piano Skills
How to Spend Your Piano Practice Time
Piano Practice Gems
Accelerated Piano Practice
Perfect Piano Practice in XX Easy Lessons
Piano Practice Explained

Of course you could always replace Piano with Keyboard.

Rodney

[johnnypiano]

Hi!

To xvimbi.  Rather unkind - but I like it!

To R.Jones.  Thanks a lot for your ideas, Rodney, which are really interesting.
 ‘Accelerate your piano skills’ is a very good title and manages not to use the word ‘practice’.  Wish I’d thought of it, though I like ‘Constructive piano practice’, too, and ‘How to spend your piano practice time.’

I think I will avoid ‘Piano practice for dummies’  It reminds me of the computer books of the same name, which are very annoying and tell you nothing.

I think I will avoid ‘keyboard’ also.  When keyboards came in, piano was suddenly called ‘acoustic piano’ which, for some reason I resented.

John     

[Spatula]

How about an inventive title, I like "freeing the caged bird", a title used by Barbara Lister Sink.  Something maybe like, Mastering the 88 Keys, or "The art of the 88 keys," I don't know.  Perhaps that title might be a bit misleading thinking that the book is actually going to teach all 88 keys.  or 92 or whatever. 

https://www.freeingthecagedbird.com/

Be Creative. 

[rachlisztchopin]

10 Fingers Vs. 88 keys?  I don't know....titles are too hard to think of.

[donjuan]

"Piano Practise: More fun than your MOM!!!"

haha just kidding 

maybe if you came up with something about how each minute of practice is a stepping stone to intellectual victory and getting to know yourself and blah blah blah...music makes you smarter....blah blah....you conquer piano practice you can do anything.....blah...

Show how music, patience and hard work develop the psyche and help with schoolwork, business, public speaking, etc

come on author, use that big chess club brain of yours!
 
donjuan