LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Continuing with the trend of doing things a little differently on the podcast, this weeks episode features.. me! My lovely wife Kathleen sat down to talk about the fundamental routine programs that I’ve been working on for the past year or so. Hopefully this provides some tangible […]
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My Philosophy Is Work Hard, Play Hard – Brendan Fitzgerald – Ep. 59
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have another installment of “Winning The Job”. This episode features Brendan Fitzgerald, bassist with the St. Louis Symphony, and waiting for information about trial weeks with the Minnesota Orchestra. This episode is very special to me. Over a year ago, Brendan […]
Building A Routine: Rinse And Repeat
Continuing on with our series on how to build an effective practice routine, this post will dive into the value of programming your routine in cycles. Make sure you go back and read the other blog posts in this series. Part 1 dealt with assigning proper exercises based on your goals. Part 2 discussed how […]
Building A Routine: Three Tempo Ranges
This week we continue with part three in our series about building a personal practice routine. In the first part, we covered how to assign exercises specific to your goals, and in the second, how to determine proper tempos and repetitions for the exercises you choose. This post will continue with a discussion on three […]
Building A Routine: Assigning Exercises
This blog post will serve as the beginning to a series of blog posts I plan to release about how to build your own practice routine. I am a firm believer that this is the first step in truly owning your own process as a practicer and a performer. Without the knowledge of how to […]
Slow And Steady Wins The Race (3 Strategies For Deeper Practice)
One of the books I’ve read that I highly recommend is called “The Talent Code”, written by Daniel Coyle. For those that haven’t read it, it’s an in depth look at what the components for mastering a skill are. One of the components that he discusses in the book is called “deep practice”. Because the […]
We Talking About Practice Part 2: Tips for Success
I wanted to write a follow up article to my critically acclaimed practice method article “We Talking About Practice v. 02”. Just kidding, but thanks to everyone who has read it so far. If you haven’t, click here and make sure to check that out before reading the rest of this article, as it builds upon […]
We Talkin About Practice? – v 2.0
This post is part one of a two part blog. To read part two, click here. On January 15th, I posted an article outlining a method of practice that I was following that incorporated progression principles of powerlifting (say that three times fast..) on my blog. If you haven’t had a chance to see that, […]
We Talkin About Practice?
For this example, I chose the Ballerinas Dance from Petrouchka. If its your first time going through this template, I might recommend trying it as is, so you get an idea of what works, and how you might adjust it for your own playing. Ultimately, the important part is that we approach learning in three […]