Practice Sheet
Document your music practice goals in the five practice zones. See pages 6-10 of The Musician’s Way for an explanation & example.
Practice Schedule / Creativity Schedule
Along with using an electronic calendar, a paper schedule helps many people abide by their plans and boost their productivity. Print out this chart and then mark the times when you'll do creative work.
Practice Assessment
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32 true/false statements to assess the quality of your practice habits. Excerpted from
p. 112-113 of The Musician’s Way.
Practice Log / Creativity Log
Note when you work & what you achieve (see The Musician’s Way, p. 7-11).
Practice Log / Creativity Log Check Sheet
Check off each day that you practice specific titles or work on creative tasks over a 1-month period. Also great for planning.
30-day Graph of Practice Time or Quality
Create a visual chart of your daily practice. A simple yet powerful tool!
Sample 30-day Graph of Daily Practice Time
An example of how a music student used a graph to step up and become more consistent in his practice.
Performance or Event Preparation Timeline
Plan your preparations over weeks or months. Page 218 of The Musician’s Way contains a sample timeline.
Pre-performance Inventory
Ensure that you & your equipment are ready before you depart for an event. See pages 157-163 of The Musician’s Way for a model.
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