Practice
Why a Rest Between Attempts Can Change What You Notice
A rest between practice attempts helps you spot what changed and choose one adjustment, so your next repetition has a…
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Browse writing on practice, feedback, movement, routines and the ways people learn skills.
Feedback
A Demonstration or a Verbal Cue: Two Ways into a New Movement
Choose a demonstration or verbal cue for a new movement, direct attention to one useful detail and make the next…
Learning
From Copybooks to Practice Logs: A Short History of Recording Repetition
Practice logs preserve the process behind repeated work, helping you track what you tried and changed and decide what…
Routines
The Perfect Routine Myth: Why Practice Need Not Happen at the Same Hour
A practice routine does not need a fixed hour. Build a dependable cue around an ordinary event so learning can…
Movement
A First Rehearsal in a Shared Room: Leave Space for Listening
A first group rehearsal can establish a shared starting point, make room for each person’s sound and leave the group…
Our point of view
Practice is more than repetition
A useful session gives attention somewhere to go. We look at the choices that make learning visible, without promising a quick route to mastery.