by Jessica Dorman | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of my students recently asked me how he could get the most out of his practice sessions. My last two posts dealt with this to some extent: honestly evaluate your practicing, and make sure you put in enough correct repetitions to outweigh the mistakes. I’ve...
by Jessica Dorman | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In my last post, I addressed how honestly evaluating your practice gets you to the goal of being able to play your piece faster than just trying to play your piece at tempo. Understanding how we learn works hand in hand with this honest self-evaluation. Whenever we do...
by Jessica Dorman | Oct 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever been down the road of counting calories to manage your weight, you may have learned a valuable lesson about practicing. Colin and I both had a similar experience early on in our calorie counting journeys. We were using an app (MyFitnessPal) to log...
by Jessica Dorman | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had trouble meeting a goal? Near the end of the UofL spring semester this year, I got an email from a competition. I thought, why not? I spent a couple of days picking out repertoire and then once the semester was over, I launched into...
by Jessica Dorman | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
While most instrumentalists fear overuse and the muscle pain associated with it, vocalists see overuse manifest itself in them losing their voices. Again, the best defense is good technique, but illness or overuse will compromise even the best technique. My...
