***Safety, think about it and do it.***

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MEMORY IS A MATER OF RECALL, NOT STORAGE
The body is a slave to the mind

Perfect practice leads to perfect recall

 
Perfect practice
Only memorize what you want to know
Do not learn technical errors

 

Perfect recall

Perfect segments

Musical phrases

        Prevent learning breaks that are not part of the music.

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An expert learns new material faster and more accurately than a novice.
        Larger repertoire of prior knowledge than a novice.

  

CONCENTRATION

Enemies of concentration
Confusion--distraction and lack of understanding
Anxiety
boredom
fatigue--mental and physical
   
" Any lack of security and confidence will hinder or even nullify your technique and musicianship." Aim Directed movement, Shearer.
  

ARRIVING AT AND ARTICULATING THE NOTES

How you get to the note determines how the note will be played.

Eliminate excess tension
Pay attention to kinesthetics of each motion.
Smooth playing will facilitate accurate kinesthetic awareness.

  

Visualization
Read music away from instrument
The "mind's ear"
Include all aspects of the music—notes, rhythm, fingerings (LH & RH) and articulation.
See yourself playing perfectly
See, feel and hear yourself playing the music away from the instrument.
Play hands separately.
        Pianists do this
    

PERFORMANCE
Eliminate performance anxiety

Know the music well
Perform as often as possible.
        Early career: I played 103 times in 300 days.

        All performance opportunities are valuable

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