Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Practice, practice, practice. . . even if you don't want to get to Carnegie Hall

There are several reasons to practice on a daily and consistent basis.  The most prominent purpose of  practicing is to create and reinforce muscle memory. Muscle memory creates familiarity.  The more familiarity you gain with the movements, the more comfort you have with learning new material. Practicing should be a process, not a chore.  You gain more from enjoying what you play while you practice.  The people I encountered as adults who "used to play" were largely people who were forced to practice as children and quit, the first chance they got. I'd like to add, they were not largely among those who were returning to music.

So, that being said, practice slowly and make it sound like music.  When you get tired, do something else for a little while and come back to it.  Just make sure you come back. 

Learning music online is a convenient and low pressure way to take music up as a hobby.  But, what if you want to reach a goal?  Well, there are schools listed in the margin to the right of the blog posts.  Click through them to see if any of the programs fit your needs.  This blog is going to go step-by-step, slowly so as not to loose the beginner on the basics.  Have a look now and come back.

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