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Unit 6

Step 1

I have practiced using the pyramid for (about) the suggested times:

  1. Warm-up- 5 minutes

  2. Technical work- 10 minutes

  3. Repertoire- 30 minutes

  4. Free play- 10 minutes

  5. Warm-down- 5 minutes

Step 2

I was unable to upload the video (super frustrating!), so I emailed it to you. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Step 3

Have you been successful in integrating all layers of this Practice Session Pyramid?

 

I think I have been successful with integrating all of the layers of this Practice Session Pyramid. This has really been key in helping me manage my time with what to work on. I used to really rush through warm-ups and often skipped a warm-down, but this has helped me take my time with those things, and has probably helped me with my playing.

 

What aspects of this pyramid do you find helpful?

 

As I mentioned before, this pyramid has been helpful for me with managing my time and making sure I don’t skip steps. I know by following this, it will improve my playing overall.

 

What aspects of this pyramid do you find to be a challenge?

 

Though this pyramid has helped me not rush through steps like working on technical skills, it is still a challenge to not want to rush through these steps to work on the things in my repertoire. I think five minutes is over around three, but this has gotten better, and I know following the times will help me in the long-run.

Step 4

One of the music literacy concepts I have implemented from the Unit 1 Toolbox in technical skill development are Scales. This is one of the resources I have used to become more familiar with scales.

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