This page is designed to give visitors access to practicing tip and audition tips to apply as they see fit. Originally designed for students auditioning for festivals, but it will benefit anyone looking to improve as a musician and a person. The audition tips may even help for job interviews.
THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
As new information is found, it will be added to this page. Please check back often!!
(LAST UPDATED ON OCTOBER 16, 2015 @ 12:48:43 PM)
THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
As new information is found, it will be added to this page. Please check back often!!
(LAST UPDATED ON OCTOBER 16, 2015 @ 12:48:43 PM)
PRACTICING TIPS
LINKS
1. Multiple Articles about Effective Practice - best Articles (in my opinion) Below for easy/quick reading
1.2 - Guide to Great Practicing
1.3 - How to Practice
1.4 - How to Practice
1.5 - How to Practice Music
1.6 - Practice Music Effectively
1.11 - How to Practice Reading Music
1.12 - How to Practice with a Limited Amount of Time
1.13 - Music Practice (Video)
2. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
3. 11 Practice Tips (with details regarding each one)
4. Short Thoughts by Professional Musicians
5. Practicing Tips
6. How to Get to Carnegie Hall (Practice, practice, practice?) - GREAT ARTICLE!!
7. How to Practice Effectively
8. Mental Practice for Musicians - GREAT ARTICLE!!
9. Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight - GREAT ARTICLE!!
10. Why the Way We Usually Practice Makes Us Think We’re Better Prepared than We Really Are - GREAT ARTICLE!!
11. A Practice Strategy That Will Help You Play More Accurately When It Counts - GREAT ARTICLE!!
12. Student has Amazing Breakthrough by Doing what the Teacher Says
13. 20 Reasons Why You Should Use a Metronome (will open a PDF)
14. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
BOOKS
THE MUSICIANS WAY by Gerald Klickstein
1. Multiple Articles about Effective Practice - best Articles (in my opinion) Below for easy/quick reading
1.2 - Guide to Great Practicing
1.3 - How to Practice
1.4 - How to Practice
1.5 - How to Practice Music
1.6 - Practice Music Effectively
1.11 - How to Practice Reading Music
1.12 - How to Practice with a Limited Amount of Time
1.13 - Music Practice (Video)
2. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
3. 11 Practice Tips (with details regarding each one)
4. Short Thoughts by Professional Musicians
5. Practicing Tips
6. How to Get to Carnegie Hall (Practice, practice, practice?) - GREAT ARTICLE!!
7. How to Practice Effectively
8. Mental Practice for Musicians - GREAT ARTICLE!!
9. Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight - GREAT ARTICLE!!
10. Why the Way We Usually Practice Makes Us Think We’re Better Prepared than We Really Are - GREAT ARTICLE!!
11. A Practice Strategy That Will Help You Play More Accurately When It Counts - GREAT ARTICLE!!
12. Student has Amazing Breakthrough by Doing what the Teacher Says
13. 20 Reasons Why You Should Use a Metronome (will open a PDF)
14. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
BOOKS
THE MUSICIANS WAY by Gerald Klickstein
AUDITIONING TIPS
LINKS
1. Auditioning Tips - good thoughts, but some will not apply for festival auditions
2. Nail Your Auditions - GREAT tips and ideas
3. Tips to be More Successful at Auditions - GREAT ideas that are often thought and talked about
4. Audition Etiquette - good read
5. Ace an Audition - again, some more things often not thought and talked about
6. Successful Auditions - GREAT read
7. Performance Anxiety - some good thoughts for individual with anxiety
8. Playing to Win vs. Playing Not to Lose – Which Leads to Choking Under Pressure? - GREAT ARTICLE!!
9. The Audition - A look into a professional audition cycle. Great article overall.
10. 'Next!' How Do You Reduce Audition Anxiety? - Really good for students!
11. Audition Panel Discussion
BOOKS
THE INNER GAME OF MUSIC by Barry Green
1. Auditioning Tips - good thoughts, but some will not apply for festival auditions
2. Nail Your Auditions - GREAT tips and ideas
3. Tips to be More Successful at Auditions - GREAT ideas that are often thought and talked about
4. Audition Etiquette - good read
5. Ace an Audition - again, some more things often not thought and talked about
6. Successful Auditions - GREAT read
7. Performance Anxiety - some good thoughts for individual with anxiety
8. Playing to Win vs. Playing Not to Lose – Which Leads to Choking Under Pressure? - GREAT ARTICLE!!
9. The Audition - A look into a professional audition cycle. Great article overall.
10. 'Next!' How Do You Reduce Audition Anxiety? - Really good for students!
11. Audition Panel Discussion
BOOKS
THE INNER GAME OF MUSIC by Barry Green