Let’s apply the lessons learned in Emotional Preparation and How Your Brain Works to learn how to study-practice music the right way…

Understanding the simple, but powerful concepts presented here is critically-important for at least two reasons. First, they will instill study-practice habits that will transform endless frustration into a lifetime of unfolding joy. Second, they infuse the Piano-ology teaching approach and will be referred to throughout the site as they become relevant.

Links to Lessons

1. A Test for Talent
2. Quality First, Quantity Second
3. Motivation
4. It’s All Mental
5. Habits
6. Problem Solving
7. If at First You Don’t Succeed
8. Studying, Practicing, Exercising
9. The 80-20 Principle
10. “Memorization”
11. Managing Your Expectations
12. Study-Practice Session Guidelines
13. Ways to Know a Piece of Music
14. Ears First
15. Divide & Conquer
16. Slow Playing
17. Visualization
18. Hands Separate
19. The Drummer’s Trick
20. Feedback
21. Before You Begin, a Meditation
22. Micro-Lessons