WorksheetsHow to Practice Effectively in Band!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
You should practice at least (a) days a week.
True or false? You should always practice everything you need to in one practice session each day.
True
False
True or False? If you forget to practice for multiple days it is hard to start practicing again.
True
False
Practice sessions should include these parts (select all that are true):
something fun
long tones
scales and warm-ups
class music
rhythm practice
Chunking is when you.....
play something six times perfectly
break the music apart into smaller sections
switch to something different
sing the exercise
The first thing to do when working on a difficult part in the music is to (a) down.
Which of these is in the best order for working on something new?
play it, count it, finger and say note name
count it, finger and say note names, play it
finger and say note names, play it, count it
finger and say note name, count it, play it
Which of these are things you should write on your music?
all the note names
tricky rhythms
new notes
circle/mark important symbols
If something is frustrating you when practicing, you should.....
keep working on it
quit
walk away and come back to it later
get angry and quit band
True or False? You always have to play your instrument to practice.
True
False
True or False. SmartMusic is a tool for grading how you are performing.
True
False
True or False? If an accompaniment is available you should practice with it at least some of the time.
True
False
Before every practice session you should have make a (a) .
Students like to play ____________ the most, but this is not the way to growth!
the part they know
the new part
the hard part
In the DIRE practice strategy, the "D" stands for........
decide on your practice order
dissect the notes
diagnose the cause of the problem
In the DIRE practice strategy, the "I" stands for.....
isolate the problem and practice that spot
integrate the music
investigate the music
ignore the problem and skip it
The R in the DIRE reminds you to repeat sections more than one time, and you can do that in different ways. Select all ways to practice a challenging section:
slowly then gradually speed up
correctly five times
with a metronome
with a tuner
quit
After you have completed the DIR of DIRE and figured out the challenging section of music you should do this (E):
expand out from the problem spot and add measures before and after
evaluate your progress
excitedly quit working on that section
Practice can be challenging so you should always end with one of these (select all that apply):
a song that frustrates you
something fun that you like to play
something you can play well
a song that is really hard
These tools are important for a good practice session (select all that apply):
music stand
tuner and metronome
pencil
mirror or iPad camera
your music
