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Habits of Excellence

Habits of Excellence

by Gerald Klickstein | Dec 19, 2009 | creative process, music practice, The Musician's Way

“If excellence is a habit (which it is), then students must consistently play in ways that are fundamentally excellent nearly all the time.” -Robert A. Duke Whether we’re practicing or performing, all of us musicians are striving for excellence. But do students really...
Dialing Down the Effort Meter

Dialing Down the Effort Meter

by Gerald Klickstein | Dec 5, 2009 | creative process, injury prevention, music performance, music practice, The Musician's Way

“When we practice deeply, we can trust ourselves and execute without forcing.” When you confront a technical challenge in your music making, does a voice within you ever say, “Try harder”? I get the impression that many rising musicians believe that trying...
The 4 Types of Music Editions

The 4 Types of Music Editions

by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 21, 2009 | creative process, music education, music performance, music practice

Introduction to The 4 Types of Music Editions Have you ever performed a piece of music for a teacher or coach only to learn that the printed edition you’re using contains errors or odd revisions? This post describes the 4 types of music editions: 1. Facsimile 2....
Learning New Material

Learning New Material

by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 8, 2009 | creative process, music practice, The Musician's Way

Let’s say that you’re about to practice a new piece of music: What’s your typical plan of attack? Researchers have observed that expert and student musicians display profound differences in their approaches to learning new material, and those differences lead to huge...
The Power of Specific Goals

The Power of Specific Goals

by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 1, 2009 | creative process, motivation, music practice, The Musician's Way

It’s 10:00 a.m., and I’ve already practiced for a couple of hours. I practiced yesterday, too, and I’ll practice tomorrow. Like musicians everywhere, practice is central to the rhythm of my life. What keeps us musicians practicing? Self-motivation is a big part of it....
Avoiding Avoidance

Avoiding Avoidance

by Gerald Klickstein | Oct 24, 2009 | creative process, creativity, motivation, music practice

Do you ever dodge your creative work? Say, your practice or writing time arrives, and you race off to do some chore. It might be a chore that you detest, but now it calls to you. Then, instead of refining your music, you start cleaning the house or doing whatever. If...
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