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