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One beat at a time—that’s all it takes. Musicians of all backgrounds often attempt to sight-read an entire piece before learning it. This approach isn’t necessarily bad, but it often comes with a caveat: the expectations may be too high—and disappointment is near. Next time you’re practicing a piece of music, fall in love with every beat of every measure. Slow down the process of putting the notes and rhythms to the instrument. Let the muscle memory of the instrument take ove

One of the biggest mistakes that I see early in a students way of practice is to rush the speed of the music before taking control. Students tend to rush the tempo of their music too early before fully locking in the coordination between their instrument and the sheet music. If a musician doesn’t have control of the music at a slow tempo, they won’t have full control when they start to increase the tempo. The best way to handle this is to separate the music you know as a list

Students often become convinced of “I’m not improving,” when they haven’t practiced the ability to hear what is holding them back. Mistakes often become the focus rather than mastering the music. When I notice this in a lesson, I quickly change the approach. We focus on repetition rather than stopping every time they make a mistake. We choose a few measures surrounding the troubled measure(s), and set a goal of five to ten repetitions. The expectation of this exercise is not