Parents often tell me they try to get their child to practice, but he/she doesnt know where to start. Here are some tips to getting started. 1. Get warmed up! This could be as simple as playing open strings for a few minutes to work on tone control, or it could be a scale or two youve been working on in lessons, or even just trying a challenging bow stroke (spiccato sixteenths anyone?) 2. Play whatever you worked on in your last class with a teacher. This might be a new part to an old song, or a challenging part of an older song. Work on it the same way the instructor did with you: small parts at a time, slowly, repeating it a few times to get better at it, gradually doing larger parts at a time. 3. Play some old homework. Maybe the rest of that old song, or another song you didnt get a chance to work in lesson, or even an older piece you havent looked at in a while. 4. Perform! Have mom/dad/babysitter/brother/grandma sit for 5 minutes and listen to you play through one thing you practiced today. This is a great way for parents to be involved in their childs practicing, and motivation for the child to really improve each practice session and show off for you. Happy practicing!
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:00:00 +0000
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