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Nightmares First Sometimes it pays to start your practice with the tough stuff. Sightreading lifeline Improve your sightreading simply by changing HOW you practice. Immunize Yourself If stage fright is a disease, then you should try curing yourself in advance. Saving yourself gracefully Sneaky tricks that might just help when things get ugly on stage. Scales Boardgame We show you how to build it and play it, to make your scales bearable. The Spot Method Which bits in your piece really need work? Here's a quick way to find out. Practice Hats Polish your pieces with your own personal army of portable music teachers.

Four Essential Hints Learning the Notes Tabletop Challenge The level system Sightreading lifeline Nightmares first Polishing your piece Practice Hats When you get stuck Crawling, not stalling Scrabble Solution Take a break Mountains into Molehills Kitchens and causes Things NOT to do Memorizing it Why memorize? Migrating book Explaining the music Bit by bit The Scribe Shining Scales Incredible Scales Boardgame Creative scales Scales checklist Speeding it up Halflight Technique "What the Heck" attempt Kuhlau distortions Metronome Method Mathematics of Allegro Surviving Performance Saving yourself gracefully Immunize yourself Groundhog day performances Being prepared Ready, Fire, Aim Safety ramps Coping with surprises Managing Your Practice Gardens and timetables Programming your clone Don't feel like practicing Taking a day off Rewards program Doing more by doing less 10 minutes magic Making your piece secure Seven Stages of Misery The Spot Method Ultra slow challenge Cheating tic-tac-toe The ledger system Twice is nice The great race