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1. Practice Technique
Solutions for better student practicing

2. Excellence is not an act,
but a habit.
~Aristotle

3. The student has to act as the
teacher’s deputy.
~Ivan Galamian

4. What is Practice?

5. Why Practice?

6. How to Practice

40. Practice Techniques for
Stringed Instruments

41. 1. Drone Pitch

42. 2. Rhythms

43. 2. Rhythms
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3. 4.
5. 6.
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44. 3. Metronome Acceleration

45. 4. Small Chunks at Tempo

46. 5. Body Awareness

47. 6. Focus on Specific Technique

48. 6. Focus on Specific Technique
• fingering
• bowing
• vibrato
• string crossings

49. 7. Deliberate Practice

50. 7. Deliberate Practice
• Notes
• Consistency
• Emotion
• Technique
• Ease
• Rhythm
• Tone
• Enjoyment
• Phrasing

51. 8. Visualization

52. 9. Audiovisual Feedback

53. 9. Audiovisual Feedback
• using a mirror
• audio recording
• video recording

54. Other Resources

55. Better Practice App