The practice of practice
By: Jonathan Harnum
Edition: Online content edition.
Publisher: Sol UT Press; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Chicago, Illinois]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781456407971
Subjects: Musical instruments; Music; Psychological aspects; Performance; Instruction and study; Practicing (Music)
Description: Covers essential practice strategies and mindsets. You'll learn the What, Why, When, Where, Who, and especially the How of great music practice. You'll learn what research tells us about practice, but more importantly, you'll learn how great musicians in many genres of music think about practice, and what they do to improve. You'll also learn effective practice strategies that will help you get better faster, whether you play rock, Bach, or any other kind of music.
Notes: "Extra content online"--Cover.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-258) and web resources.
Table of contents: title: What's goin' on? The chicken or the embryo ; Spinning wheel, got to go round ; Your plastic brain ; Slow down, you move too fast ; Fail better; title: Motivation station. Motivation for mastery ; Ass power ; Go with the flow ; Goals & Goldilocks ; Silence is golden; title: The who. Monkey see, monkey do ; The blame game ; Parental units ; Hot for teacher ; Under pressure; title: Time is on your side (Yes it is). The day is long, but time is short ; How much is enough? ; Guerrilla practice ; When no practice is good practice ; Blame it on my youth ; When I'm 64; title: Wherever you may roam. Trash to treasure ; Under the influence ; In the zone ; A shed of one's own; title: Let's get it on. Creative practice ; Practice anatomy 101 ; Stare with your ears ; Imitation station ; Drone power ; Going mental ; Chaining and back-chaining ; Go go gadget practice ; Rhythmning ; Playing with time ; Let's get physical ; Improve with improv ; Compose yourself ; Plays well with others ; Cover your assessment ; You and the night and the music ; Performance practice ; Moving forward; title: Appendix. Read between the lines ; Strictly commercial.