Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice.... You get the idea

I'm doing practice tips throughout my blog. It'll be fun.

      At one time or another everyone struggles with practicing. If you haven't, you haven't been playing long enough to. There are a couple things that makes practicing the hardest thing about learning an instrument.

       First of all, it is very time consuming, if you are doing it right. Anyone can sit down pull their bow on a string or blow into a horn, but what makes practice worthwhile is the details. The notes are sometimes the least important thing. What is more important is the way in which you play, the style and musicality you put into the little black dots to make them sound like music. This takes much longer than learning a fast passage or tricky note. Don't worry there is an upside; once you have this part down the notes are so much easier. 

      Second, it is not exactly the most interesting thing to do in your spare time. There are sooo many other things you could be doing that are actually entertaining. Like reading, or television. Practicing is like homework. Even in your favorite subject, homework is horrible.

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