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On Practicing

Infopedia



Memorizing it
Playing without the music has a whole host of advantages. Here's how you can do it.

  • Why Memorize?
  • Migrating Book
  • Explaining the Music
  • Bit by bit
  • The Scribe
  • Managing your Practice
    Too much to do and not enough time to do it in? A teacher who piles on the work, or an exam that is too soon? Find out how to manage your practice better.

  • Gardens and Timetables
  • Programming your Clone


  • When you don't feel like Practicing
    You'd rather mine sulphur from the bottom of a live volcano than practice? You can turn this around without nagging from your parents, but you need to know some tricks...

  • Taking a Day Off
  • Rewards Program
  • Doing More by Doing Less
  • 10 Minute Magic
  • Speeding it up
    Your piece sounds great andante, falls apart at moderato, and is supposed to be vivace? Help is on the way...

  • The Halflight Technique
  • "What the Heck" Attempt
  • Kuhlau Distortions
  • The Metronome Method
  • The Mathematics of Allegro


  • Making your piece Secure
    Learning the notes is one thing. Getting things right when it really counts is another. We show you how to create a boot camp for your pieces.

  • The Spot Method
  • Ultra Slow Challenge
  • Cheating Tic-Tac-Toe
  • The Ledger System
  • Twice is Nice
  • Seven Stages of Misery
  • The Great Race
  • Polishing Your Piece
    You've learned the notes, memorised it, sped it up, put in dynamics...but still something's not quite...right. Here's how to take your piece the extra step, from "It'll do" to excellent.

  • Practice Hats


  • Learning the Notes
    New pieces can be scary. We gve you suggestions to have them up and running sooner.

  • Tabletop Challenge
  • The Level System
  • Sightreading Lifeline
  • Nightmares First
  • When you get Stuck
    You're practising hard, but nothing seems to be improving. Don't despair, help is only a click away.

  • Crawling, not stalling
  • The Scrabble Solution
  • Take a Break
  • Mountains into Molehills
  • Kitchens and Causes
  • Things not to do when you are Stuck


  • Shining Scales
    If your scales are boring or unreliable, you just aren't practising them the right way. Check out these hints to transform them.

  • Scales Checklist
  • Creative Scales
  • Incredible Scales Boardgame
  • Surviving Performance
    Hints to help you keep your head together on the big day.

  • Immunize Yourself
  • Groundhog Day Exams
  • Being Prepared
  • Ready, Fire, Aim
  • Safety Ramps
  • Saving Yourself Gracefully
  • Coping with surprises




  • When your sightreading sounds awful
    When nothing seems to be going right, chances are you have fallen victim to one of the Most Common Sightreading Blunders. We show you what they are, and what how to avoid them.


    Throwing yourself in the deep end
    Want to have a crack at the really tough examples? Don't be afraid - there is plenty you can do to make them seem friendlier.


    Four Esssential Hints
    If you read nothing else in the PracticeGuide, read this. A wonderous trip through conveyer belts, cornflake factories,water buffalo and window cleaning enterprises - all in the name of helping you practice better.


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