What Does Progress Really Look Like?
When I started playing, especially seriously, I remember thinking and hoping that progress would be nice and linear like this: The...
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8 Things I Would Do Differently if I Had to Start Over 🚀
This week I found myself telling many of my students stories about how I didn’t have very good practice habits when I started out and how...
Four Biases That Make Us Repeat Mistakes 🚀
In a previous post on Strategic Practice, we looked at strategic, problem-solving steps needed to overcome challenges and correct...
Two Strategies for Faster Memorization 🚀
My two favorite memorization strategies when learning a new piece of music are “Chunking and Chaining” & “Mental Practice.” Combined, they
Fast vs. Slow Practice: Which is Better? 🚀
Fast Practice Vs. Slow Practice: Which is Better? In a previous post titled "How Many Repetitions Should You Do?," I mentioned that we...
How Many Repetitions Should You do? 🚀
How Many Repetitions Should You Do to Improve? When I was starting out, and for many years after that, I asked all of my teachers this...
How Spaced Practice Helps us Improve 🚀
When I started learning guitar, my intuitive approach to practice was to cram in as much as possible in whatever time I had available....
How Errors & Frustration Help us Improve 🚀
Two of the most common assumptions I hear about practice are 1) that effective practice means lots of repetitions, and 2) that effective...
Is your practice as efficient as possible?
Whether you want to be a concert musician or just play for fun, if you want your guitar playing to get to the next level, one of the most...
11 Ways to Memorize Your Music
In this video, I cover 11 science-based reasons we have trouble memorizing music in the practice room as well as strategies that we can...
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