Advice for getting organized with your practice time and setting up an effective practice journal. I’m a huge nerd for this kind of thing and hope you are too!
Hey fellow trumpet-folk,
Everybody knows that you actually have to practice to get better at the trumpet. But, if you’re not already in the habit of practicing every day, it can be a tough thing to start. Therefore, this article outlines an easy, solid plan that basically guarantees you’ll be able to do it.
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Here we find ourselves again; another year down, one step closer to the grave.
Let’s put some pep in that step with the annual, “BTB Year in Review!”
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What you are about to feast your eyes on was originally the first lesson from BTB’s upcoming course for comeback trumpet players, The Ultimate Comeback Kit.
The idea was to organize practice notes, insights and questions in one location, as well as offer a place for the comeback player to journal about their journeys as they returned to trumpet greatness.
Despite the insanely practical and awesome benefits of staying organized in this way, the BETA testers for Comeback Kit had a surprising reaction.
They griped, moaned and groaned like a bunch of babies!
And so, the journal was cut from the Comeback Kit.
…babies…
But their loss is your gain! Take a peak and see if there’s something you’d like to add to your own practice system. If you decide you’d like to set up a practice journal like the one described, you’ll need a notebook.
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Keep a Practice Log
Not the type to keep a journal? Get over it! Keeping a log for achieving your efficiency goals will help you.
Once your goal is selected (step 1) you are on our way. However, it is often the case that you do not fully understand the process of achieving said goal (unless you’ve done it before) so keeping a journal of your daily progress …