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WorksheetsHow to Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Students should practice at least ____ minutes a day.
60
10
15
30
What kinds of goals should you set for yourself?
None
Short and long term goals (for the year, semester, month, and each practice)
Just short term goals
Just long term goals
How many different recordings of your music should you listen to?
1
4
10
3
Why is it important to record your playing?
So I can see how good my hair looks
To self-evaluate aural and physical elements of my playing so I can better achieve my goals
So I can become Tik Tok famous
Which of the following are forms of mental practice?
Playing on my instrument
Audiation, listening to recordings and following along with your music, writing in bowings/fingerings
Rehearsing with a group
Daydreaming about one day playing with a professional orchestra
What are different ways you can practice rhythm?
Playing rhythm on open strings, then add the left hand
Removing the slurs
Adding subdivisions of the beat
Counting or clapping the rhythm
Which of the following can be used to help fix intonation?
Playing the scale for the key signature of the piece first
Playing a high passage down an octave to hear proper pitches
Use different speeds of vibrato to match the mood of the piece
Counting or clapping the rhythm aloud
Which of the following can be used to help fix larger leaps?
Vibrate the bottom note
Choreographing shifts
Playing the lower note louder, singing the next pitch, then "floating" to the higher note
Analyzing the music
How can you improve Tone?
Practice in front of a mirror and observe your bow placement, weight, speed, and angle.
Play with the bow hair angled slightly toward the scroll
Ensure you have a clear contact point when the bow is on the string and when changing strings
Never put rosin on my bow
What are some effective practice methods?
Practicing consistently every day
Using a warm-up routine to develop and maintain technical skills
Drinking coffee or tea before practicing
Practice more often rather than longer throughout the day (in intervals)
