Practice Strategies
1. Chunk it- only one or two measures
2. Penny Game- how many correct repetitions can you get in a row
3. Add a note- play first note, then first note plus next note, then first three notes, etc.
4. Add a Measure
5. Reverse- start on last measure of the piece and then add the measure before that etc.
6. Half Tempo
7. Pick a focus- musicality, intonation, tone, rhythm
8. Write in the Rhythm
9. Clap the Rhythm
10. Write in the shifts
11. Count the rhythm
12. Sing your part
13. Record Yourself- this is one of the BEST strategies!
14. Practice with a friend
15. Practice with a friend online
16. Perform your piece
17. Practice in a new location
18. Pluck, then add bow
19. Air Bow
20. Air bow while singing notes
21. Bow on open strings
22. Name the notes
23. Make it Easy Rhythms- 12 stop 34 stop or 1 stop 2341 stop 2341 stop
24. Write out your music from memory
25. Spider metronome- start at 70, then 75, then 65, then 80, then 60, then 85, then 55, then 90, then 50, then 95
25. Ghost fingers- 1% weight in left hand, then 15% weight in left hand, 25% etc.
26. Make up a story
27. Divide your piece into sections and then pull those numbers out of a jar and try to play that section
