Category: Cognitive Science
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Attentional Focus: What to think about when you practice and why it matters
Does where you focus your attention have an impact on how well you do at a skill, either in practice or performance? To sum up these videos in one word: YES! A 3-part series. Read more
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Dr. Molly’s Tips for Effective Practice
During the month of September (2024), Dr. Molly Gebrian is posting a new practice tip each day. Here’s the playlist Read more
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From Good to Awesome: How to bring a piece to performance level
This video is from a pianist rather than a clarinetist, but the principle still applies: the first 80% of learning a piece is pretty straightforward. The challenge is the final 20%, getting from “pretty good” to awesome. Read more
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How Our Memory Works, with implications for learning and memorizing music
Long-term, short-term, and working memory – why we practice scales and learn music theory – chunking – encoding, consolidation, and retrieval – dealing with the fear of choking Read more
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Interleaved Clicking Up: A new practice strategy for faster fingers
A 3-part series on practicing to increase speed. Part 1 covers the three most basic ways to work on playing faster: varying rhythms, varying articulations, and clicking up with the metronome. Parts 2 and 3 describe “Interleaved Clicking Up” one of the most effective practice techniques for increasing speed. Read more
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Lest we Forget (to practice one of those things we’re supposed to do “every day”)
Long tones .. scales .. articulation .. etc, etc, etc. If I practiced all of that every day I wouldn’t have time for repertoire. But if I don’t do it all every day I tend to forget what I have actually done in recent memory. So I came up with a little checklist where I… Read more
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Neuroscience Practice Hacks: Transform your practice routine with these strategies
How the brain learns – random practice – how to actually use your metronome – the importance of sleep in learning – mental practice Read more
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Recording your clarinet practice: How to do it, why to do it, and what to look/listen for after you do it.
If you are trying to get back into clarinet shape, I’m sure somebody has told you that you should record yourself. What they often forget to tell you is what to do with the recording after you make it. This post will give you some tips on what to look for. How to record yourself… Read more
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The Leitner System – a randomization strategy for efficient and effective practice
When I first came back to clarinet I practiced a lot, but I wasn’t making progress. I had too much to master each week, and not enough time to work on it. Then I realized that I was practicing too much, without prioritizing what I didn’t know. Enter the concept of spaced repetition and the… Read more
People/Orgs: Marilyn Fleming