Dear SSM Families,

I have enjoyed sharing gathered tips for Efficiency, Empowerment & Joy in your home practice.

Monday September 8: Mixed level violin and viola classes

Tuesday September 9: MYARts groups: Pretwinkle through Sonora

HAVE YOU REGISTERED ONLINE YET ?? Keep an eye out for this Saturdays group registration post. We will also have LIVE registration at MYARts on September 9th-up on the second floor. Look for Molly to help you.

~practice before you check your social media, emails etc.  Those are a practice buzzkill.

~avoid the BINGE practice – one day of one hour cramming versus – a little bit ( 15 minutes) daily . A little bit goes a LONG WAY .

~count practice without your instrument in hand as practice time. LISTENING ! Score study and singing IS PRACTICE .

~watch a YouTube of a fave musician and hone in on what you love about their playing

~Fortissimo Day- play everything with your largest most relaxed sound – everything!

~intonation game –

play every other note in your passage

practice with a drone

practice with a tuneable app

~give yourself a heart  in your music or practice notes for when you showed up and it was hard or for a break through. Celebrate and mark your success.

~ get our your earlier music and just plow through  it. SEE YOU HAVE GOTTEN BETTER!

~tracking your improvements through recording whether it is through the month or a ten minutes session gives you positive feedback.

Thank you all for being here this August as we problem solved and celebrated creative practice strategies and ideas.

With a twinkling spirit,