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How to Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students should practice at least ____ minutes a day.

a)

60

b)

10

c)

15

d)

30

2.

What kinds of goals should you set for yourself?

a)

None

b)

Short and long term goals (for the year, semester, month, and each practice)

c)

Just short term goals

d)

Just long term goals

3.

How many different recordings of your music should you listen to?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

10

d)

3

4.

Why is it important to record your playing?

a)

So I can see how good my hair looks

b)

To self-evaluate aural and physical elements of my playing so I can better achieve my goals

c)

So I can become Tik Tok famous

5.

Which of the following are forms of mental practice?

a)

Playing on my instrument

b)

Audiation, listening to recordings and following along with your music, writing in bowings/fingerings

c)

Rehearsing with a group

d)

Daydreaming about one day playing with a professional orchestra

6.

What are different ways you can practice rhythm?

a)

Playing rhythm on open strings, then add the left hand

b)

Removing the slurs

c)

Adding subdivisions of the beat

d)

Counting or clapping the rhythm

7.

Which of the following can be used to help fix intonation?

a)

Playing the scale for the key signature of the piece first

b)

Playing a high passage down an octave to hear proper pitches

c)

Use different speeds of vibrato to match the mood of the piece

d)

Counting or clapping the rhythm aloud

8.

Which of the following can be used to help fix larger leaps?

a)

Vibrate the bottom note

b)

Choreographing shifts

c)

Playing the lower note louder, singing the next pitch, then "floating" to the higher note

d)

Analyzing the music

9.

How can you improve Tone?

a)

Practice in front of a mirror and observe your bow placement, weight, speed, and angle.

b)

Play with the bow hair angled slightly toward the scroll

c)

Ensure you have a clear contact point when the bow is on the string and when changing strings

d)

Never put rosin on my bow

10.

What are some effective practice methods?

a)

Practicing consistently every day

b)

Using a warm-up routine to develop and maintain technical skills

c)

Drinking coffee or tea before practicing

d)

Practice more often rather than longer throughout the day (in intervals)