Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Deliberate Practice Cello Suite Challenge
First of all watch this clip: [youtube jx9Tp8oRu9w] That was John Patitucci playing the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite Nr 1 in G. Pretty cool eh? Who’d like to be able to play that but thinks it’s just wayyyyy too … Continue reading
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A Great Tool To Help You Practice (Mac Users)
When I started the research that led to Deliberate Practice, one of the common sense discoveries I made that really helped with my own practicing was to have a pre-written, pre-designed practice schedule for each day of the week before … Continue reading
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IF YOU WANT TO PLAY FAST YOU’VE GOT TO LEARN SLOW
So there are fast and/or complex tunes that we ALL want to learn to play. If you’re into rock it might be YYZ by Rush. If you’re into Jamerson it might be For Once In My Life. Or maybe it’s … Continue reading
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My Definition Of Talent – Hard Work Over Time
If you asked people what factor most contributed to Mozart’s success you’d probably get this answer: he was born with a gift for music. Ask them the same question, this time about Tiger Woods and you’d get a similar answer: … Continue reading
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