How to practise effectively? III.

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Couple of basic tips for practice. How to reach effectiveness of learning process? In the next article you will be given a couple of basic tips, how to think about your practice process to keep concentration, energy and motivation.  Do not praktice every day the same way! Change an order of your practice duties after couple of days. If you practise every day in the same order, begin with scales, continue with etudes and finish with compositions, your earning process may not be that effective. Additionaly, you raise doubts about your ability to play well for every casein which you cannot follow this habit and you must play a composition straight…this can be an extra reason for your uncertainty before lessons, exams and concerts. Divide your practice material into couple…
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How to practise effectively? II.

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Practice and planning. If you have no goal and plan to reach the goal, you basically do not know, what you are doing. It is like to set off a journey to nowhere… Without clear considering of your goals and plans you have no chance apply effective strategy to become more productive. Although compositions and practice material brings the needs of what to fix and work on itself, such a way of work is less effective, sometimes chaotic and stressful more on a long term basis. Therefore, it is good to make plans! Even “having no plan” for some day is a plan, if you KNOW and decide it consciously and with clear reasons. So making plans is even more about awareness of where you are, where you want to…
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How to practise effectively? I.

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This is the question all the students ask often in every school, every country and age the most. We all know that just practice is not enough. What counts more is HOW we practice.  In the next articles I will provide you tips about time planning, practice structure and also practice strategies to make your work efficient. Now, some points generally… Time structure.  This is where our day and our effectiveness begins. Certain amount of structure provides us safe space and framework, in which our minds can work, concentrate better ad create. Being without structure does not mean to be free, but the more - chaotic. Sometimes, a day without structure makes us perfect feeling of independence and creativity, especially after many of structured days and much hard working… If we…
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Welcome to the CoronaBLOG for students of instrumental playing!

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This period of time is not very promising for studies... It is very difficult to keep focus on instrument, motivation to work, discipline and effectiveness. How to keep our minds working despite times of Corona and improve?  This will be the issue of following Blog! In the next days and weeks, I will share couple of techniques and tips with you, how to make your self-study more efficient, your mind more concentrated, your body more relaxed and how to prevent stress and anxiety.  Do not take this time as something that ruins your progress! Take it opposite way and think: What can I learn from this situation for my further studies? How can I profit from it? You have a choice between letting yourself be weakened or strengthened by this…
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