Practice: The Basics

Perfect Practice

Perfect practice may not seem fun at first. After all, it is not playing, but practicing. But it does have some very worthwhile advantages. For example, it enables you--

• to learn a passage in less time,
• to play under pressure with confidence, and
• to retain the passage for long periods.

One of the most precious secrets to success in music making is perfect practice. Those who use it enjoy significant progress every practice session. They waste no time. They play with a sense of security that replaces the fear of failure. They learn the music thoroughly, and can play it after setting it aside for years with only limited review.