Christine Carter: Desirable Difficulties
One of my teachers, the British violinist Michael Davis, once said something like “if practice feels easy, you probably aren’t doing it right.” Indeed, research…
Author: Noa Kageyama
Office Hours – April 2023
This month’s mini-coaching topic: How to bounce back from one of those lessons where you feel discouraged, want to cry, and question everything. ???? View…
Jason Sulliman: Practice Planning & Organization
For decades, if not centuries, much of what we knew about effective learning and practice came from trial and error and the insights passed down…
Office Hours – March 2023
A bit of housekeeping, plus growth vs. fixed mindsets, habits, and the issue with recording audio on your phone due to dynamic compression.
Molly Gebrian: Rapid Technique Correction
The process of correcting and unlearning persistent technical errors (aka bad habits) can be a challenging and frustrating process for both student and teacher. If only…