Repetition
is the key to learning a tough spot in your piece of music...except repetition can be boring!
It's NOT
BORING when you make it interesting. It turns
from boring to ENGAGING. How do you make it interesting?
First....
rarely play the whole song when you are practicing. It's too much NEWNESS for your brain to take
in. Dive in and find the tough spots.
Now start your repetition woodshedding.
Select 2-4 bars (no more!) and vary it.
Play it LOUD, play it soft,
play it fast, play it s
l o w, play
it sta-cca-to, play it legato.
Invent your own ways that keep you focused. Now find the next tough spot and do the
same. Finally, repeat these short passages
daily as part of your warm-up. One day won't
do it but 3-7 days surely will.
Wouldn't it be great if learning the piece was
as much fun as playing it? With varied repetition it will be!
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