Help Your Beginner Get the Most Out of Practice Sessions

Practice Habits for the Beginning Student

• For young beginning students, we strongly recommend that a parent is at the practice sessions
• We also strongly recommend that the beginner have a private music teacher
• Have a consistent practice time, such as right after school or right before dinner
• Also have a special area or room where you won’t be distracted
• Establish a routine – just like an athlete works out every day for excellence, so does a musician or developing student
• A well-rounded practice session could include:
  o The music that a private teacher has assigned
  o Any music the band or orchestra is learning
  o Scales! Pick a scale a day to practice
  o Long tones to develop good tone quality
  o Make up a song, just for fun
  o Play along with a favorite singer or band CD
  
  Remember, Mom and Dad, supportive parental guidance can often be the difference between a student who stays with it and one who drops out.
  
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