Practice Journal

The Little Book of Talent, by Daniel Coyle

52 tips for improving your skills – Grush comments

9-9-13 Tip #4 – Get a Notebook

  • What matters is that you write stuff down and reflect on it

9-16-13  Tip #1 Stare at who you want to become

  • Link your identity to a high performing person or group
  • Bookmark a few youtube videos and watch them before you practice or before you go to bed
  • Listen to recordings of musical heroes you want to emulate

Brian Bowman – Carnival of Venice          Brian Bowman – Danny Boy

Roger Behrend – Nautical Variations          David Childs – tonguing          Multi-track euphonium recording – Czardas

9-23-13  Tip # 16  Each day, try to  build one perfect chunk

  • The real goal isn’t practice, it is progress
  • Set a daily SAP – smallest achievable perfection

9-30-13  Tip # 12  Five ways to pick a high quality teacher or coach

    • Seek someone who loves teaching fundamentals

 

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