To post a reply, you must first login or sign up as a site member
Practising music at home - practical tips please
I am studying for an MA in furniture design and my research subject concerns practical ways of increasing a child's enjoyment of practising music at home. Would anyone like to share their tips and experience in this area? I am looking at a wide range of things. For example: how to set up the practise space and organise the sheet music; whether the instrument should be left out and where; whether backing tracks help and if so,whether they should they be at variable speed; whether parents might be involved as an audience; whether it helps to record the practice; tuning tips; and anything else you might think of. Thanks very much.
|
4
|
Anyone who wants to know more about practising should read an excellent book I discovered recently called "The Practice Revolution' by Philip Johnson. I'm not sure if it's available in bookshops but it is possible to order over the internet. It is full of ideas on how to make practising more enjoyable and to fully understand the process of practising. You can get quite a lot of information from the website too. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Prof Susan Hallam's book "Instrumental Teaching a practical guide to better teaching and learning" Heinemann ISBN 0-435-81146 has a whole chapter of some 22 pages on this and may be of help for your MA. If you have any further questions why not contact Sue at s.hallam@ioe.ac.uk
Hello my name is David I have written an ebook on Music and Memory, I think you will find it very useful.. ...Heres the link http://www.davidjeanbaptiste.com/mam_ebook.php Best Regards David
What a great idea, that someone should actually put thought into designing living space that encourages practice! I think children- and adults- are more likely to practise if the instrument is out and available, though it may not always be safe!! One of my guitars got crushed between the high chair and a stray nail where the skirting board was being replaced by builders. It got patched up and is still my favourite though not used for outside bookings! My son hardly ever took his violin out of its case when he had to keep sheet music tidied away. Now he has a decent orchestra stand and both music and violin stay out, and are used. There is a place for backing tracks, but just listening, and learning how to listen constructively to all sorts of relevant music is vital. Having space designated for all this is something many must wish for but don't have. My husband's flute lives on a stand in the kitchen as he likes the acoustics there, and he can play while waiting for the kettle to boil!