The 3 B's of Practice

Boring, Beneficial, Better

In helping a student today, we came up with the 3 "Bs" of practice.  Because practice is repetition, it can be boring.   Each repetition should have a different focus such as:  correct notes one time, correct rhythm one time, dynamics, pedaling, keeping a steady beat, etc.  By focusing on one thing in short sections the repetitions maybe not so boring.  For children using 10 M&Ms or pennies helps focus on how many times have been accomplished.  If they play it correctly, they can eat the M&M; if not, they have to do an extra time. If we use repetition correctly by focusing on a different part of what we are working on it will be beneficial because playing of that short section will get progressively better.

So the three "Bs" of are that practice doesn't have to be boring, but repetition is beneficial in that it helps playing get better.

Do I need to repeat this post 10 times? lol