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Effective Practice: Five strategies for effective piano practice

Bakraqi, Anela LU (2022) MUUM04 20201
Malmö Academy of Music
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine five strategies to practice more effectively. Classical musicians, especially pianists, have to spend a lot of time practicing and it is important to make sure that the practice is effective. This paper has the following aims: to improve practicing skills and practice more effectively by developing two old strategies, memorization, and self-recording as well as, trying three new strategies, namely, the three-minute exercise, mental practice, and physical care. As a part of my research, I wrote a practice diary to document my use of these strategies so I could follow my own progress and difficulties. The results show that organized and scheduled practice sessions lead to a more effective practice.
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author
Bakraqi, Anela LU
supervisor
organization
course
MUUM04 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Effective practice, Strategies, Piano, Memorization, Self-recording, Mental practice
language
English
id
9007999
date added to LUP
2022-01-14 13:50:53
date last changed
2022-01-14 13:50:53
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this paper is to examine five strategies to practice more effectively. Classical musicians, especially pianists, have to spend a lot of time practicing and it is important to make sure that the practice is effective. This paper has the following aims: to improve practicing skills and practice more effectively by developing two old strategies, memorization, and self-recording as well as, trying three new strategies, namely, the three-minute exercise, mental practice, and physical care. As a part of my research, I wrote a practice diary to document my use of these strategies so I could follow my own progress and difficulties. The results show that organized and scheduled practice sessions lead to a more effective practice.}},
  author       = {{Bakraqi, Anela}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Effective Practice: Five strategies for effective piano practice}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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