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The Path To Musical Excellence: Deliberate Practice

January 3, 2007 By Graham English

In this series, I'll do my best to help you understand what it takes to be an excellent musician and give you as many techniques as I can to take you to the top. You're about to see two sides of me. One side is called tough love. That side of me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: expertise, goals, Language, MusicHacks, peak performance, Practice

Protect Your Playing With These Hand And Finger Safety Tips

November 10, 2006 By Graham English

Here's the story. About two years ago I was at a Halloween party and it was off the hook. The dance floor was packed and I was tearing it up. You know, back in the day, I was a pretty good break dancer. So when the dance circle formed, I was first to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: fingers, hands, Practice, tips

There Is Nothing Boring In Life. Only Boring People.

October 26, 2006 By Graham English

There is a common misconception that "things" can be boring. You may find doing your taxes boring. But some people find it riveting. Therefore, we can't say that doing taxes is boring. "It" is not boring. Then what part of that sentence or thought is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Music Education, Prose Tagged With: curiosity, Ear Training, expertise, generalizations, Language, listening, mind, musicianship, Practice, Psychology, quotes, thinking

Precocious Predictions – Debunking The Mozart Myth

October 21, 2006 By Graham English

This article by Eric Wargo was inspired by an address Malcolm Gladwell gave at this year's Association for Psychological Science Convention. To be a prodigy in music, for example, is to be a mimic, to reproduce what you hear from grown-up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: deliberate practice, Malcolm Gladwell, Mozart, Practice, practice schedule, prodigy

Experts on Expertise — Practice Makes Perfect

October 8, 2006 By Graham English

...the key to dramatic improvement in any field is -- that's right -- practice. But, it has to be what Ericsson calls "deliberate practice." "A lot of people like to do things that they're already good at, but what deliberate practice says is you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Music Education, Prose Tagged With: deliberate practice, expertise, Practice, practice schedule

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 10-06-06

October 6, 2006 By Graham English

Topics covered: The art and craft of absolute pitch hearing. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 10-06-06 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, absolute pitch ear training, Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, absolute pitch podcast, Art, craft, dedication, Ear Training, hearing, listening, Pablo Picasso, passion, perfect pitch, perfect pitch podcast, podcasts, Practice, skills, talent, techniques, tenacity

What Is Your Musical Dojo?

October 1, 2006 By Graham English

Joe Hyams author of Zen in the Martial Arts tells us what a dojo is: A dojo is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves--our fears, anxieties, reactions and habits. it is an arena of confined conflict where we confront an opponent who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: concentration, fear, inner-arts, Kung Fu, martial arts, Practice, practice studio, Shaolin, zen

Understanding The Art And Craft Of Absolute Pitch Hearing

September 25, 2006 By Graham English

Learning to hear with absolute pitch requires both talent and tenacity. Little talent? Tenacity can help get you there. But if you lack tenacity, then you won't even have the desire to learn. But focus on the reasons why you want to hear with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, absolute sound, Art, craft, dedication, Ear Training, hearing, listening, Pablo Picasso, passion, perfect pitch, Practice, skills, talent, techniques, tenacity

Hack Your Musical Mind

August 17, 2006 By Graham English

From Mind Hacks: All abilities are skills; practice something and your brain will devote more resources to it. Brain scanning of musicians has shown that they have larger cortical representations of the body parts they use to play their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: beginners, brain, MindHacks, musicians, neuroimaging, neurons, neuroplasticity, Practice, skills

Sensory Acuity Exercises: Acuity Stretch

August 7, 2006 By Graham English

Sit in a public place where you can see and hear other people interacting (restaurants or coffee shops are perfect). Watch their interactions and try to determine from their nonverbal communication the subject matter of their interactions. Does the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: auditory acuity, exercises, gustatory acuity, kinesthetic acuity, NLP, olfactory acuity, Practice, sensory acuity, visual acuity

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