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How Do Musicians Find Enough Time to Practice Their Instruments #1: Structure the Time You Have
“How do musicians find enough time to practice their instruments?” It can be challenging. Adults live busy lives, and kids have tons of homework, sports, and afterschool activities. However, it’s not hopeless. You just have to learn how to best structure the time you have. Keep reading to find out how it works.
How Do Musicians Find Enough Time to Practice Their Instruments #2: The Trick Is…
“How do musicians find enough time to practice their instruments?” The trick is that you don’t have to do your practicing all at once:
- We know from psychology that it’s much more effective to practice a little bit very often instead of a lot all at once.
- For example, you’ll get much more out of practicing for 10 minutes 6 days a week than you’ll get from practicing 1 hour just once a week.
- Even though they equal the same number of minutes the shorter practice sessions will be much more effective.
You can break it up even more than that:
- If you practice 10 minutes in the morning and 10 in the evening, you have 20 minutes of practice for the day.
- If you have 10-minute sessions in the morning, afternoon, and evening, you’ve got 30 overall minutes of practice, and so on.
- In fact, breaking your practice time into smaller sub-practice sessions can help you avoid injuries.
How Do Musicians Find Enough Time to Practice Their Instruments #3: Summary
Here’s some final thoughts:
- If you can, try to get a little practice time 6 days a week. (If you miss a day of practice, don’t let guilt derail you. Just pick yourself up and get back on track the next day.)
- You do this by trying to find 5-to-10-minute blocks in your schedule where you can fit in a micro-practice session.
- Then, see if you can fit in more than one micro-practice session per day.
- If you do this, you’ll be surprised at how much progress you’ll make.
Have fun practicing!
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