Don't you just hate waiting for things?
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No matter how organised you are you'll find yourself waiting for things most days.
Waiting for the bus.
Waiting for your tea.
Waiting for school to start.
Waiting for your favourite programme to come on TV.
Waiting for the kettle to boil.
Waiting for other people.
Waiting in a queue.
Waiting for the phone to ring.
What is the point of practice? One of the key aspects has to be preparation for a performance. In this book David Buswell deals with the specifics of what happens and what is required at the moment of performance.
If you are expecting a collection of music related ideas and suggestions you will be sadly dissapointed. Whilst it does deal with ideas and concepts of musical performance it is not full of musical references and examples. Instead the material is drawn from the world of Neuro Linguistic Programming. As such the ideas presented here are as applicable to music performance, sports or any other endevour where a peak of performance needs to be reached.
Early sections of the book are devoted to describing the effects of stressful situations on the body, breathing and relaxation. Ideas and suggestions on how to combat these effects are provided. Read more . . .
There's never a quiet moment on the music practice blogosphere these days Gone is the time a couple of years back when I could go for a couple of weeks without seeing anything related to music practice written.
That's a good thing! Perhaps the message is finally getting out there
Here's a selection from the last few weeks for your enjoyment:
Always one to provide help for students and teachers Natalie at the Music Matters Blog provides some advice for Identifying problem spots.
Gerald Klickstein discusses internal and external motivation as ways to be self motivated.
What better way to motivate yourself to practice than by playing a game? There can't be many and this book has 101 of them!
"That's the book for me" I thought as I pressed the order button.
On arrival through my letterbox I eagerly opened it and started to read - anticipating all the new tips and tricks that I would pick up. Sadly however I was left a little dissapointed.
Hoping to see lots of tips for us musicians I was instead greeted by a collection of ideas for a rather different audience.
The book is squarely aimed at those leading groups of small children. Conveying musical ideas is just one of the goals of these exercises. Social and creative development are treated with equal importance.
The games themselves are divided into a number of categories: listening, concentration, expression, rhythm, sound, movement, Read more . . .
61Failing to remember what you learnt in your last practice session can really hinder your progress.
Make sure to review what you covered at the end of each practice session. Also, at the start of your next session, think back to what you learned last time.
If you have some free time between all those practice sessions ( ) then you might like to check out the music games at Agame.com. Most are in the Guitar Hero mould. Just a little fun to keep your brain ticking over whilst at the keyboard!
Don't you just hate waiting for things?
What is the point of practice? One of the key aspects has to be preparation for a performance. In this book David Buswell deals with the specifics of what happens and what is required at the moment of performance.
Gone is the time a couple of years back when I could go for a couple of weeks without seeing anything related to music practice written. 
What better way to motivate yourself to practice than by playing a game? There can't be many and this book has 101 of them! 
) then you might like to check out the 
