10. There is a specific number of times you must play something before it is mastered. If you can't play it correctly yet, don't criticize yourself. It simply means you haven't reached that number yet. Don't give up.
11. Most musicians go from "fast and wrong" to "fast and right," spending a lot of time correcting mistakes (aka: "learning it over"). Instead, go from "slow and right" to "fast and right," by simply speeding up an already-correct passage.
12. Play with purpose, fire and passion. You'll sound better, play better, and everyone will notice.
13. If you make a mistake, don't get upset and end up making more mistakes. Just say "oops," fix the problem, and get on with it. Be nonchalant about your mistakes and you will make far fewer of them in the long run.
14. There is such a thing as over-practicing. You've over-practiced if you find yourself sanitizing each and every note to the point when the thrill is gone, when the piece offers nothing more than tedium, if stupid mistakes crop up in a piece that was perfect last week. At the very least, give an over-rehearsed song a few days off.
15. Pauses and hesitations are symptoms that we are practicing a piece too fast, too soon. Slow it down, no matter how slow it needs to be, until the pauses are gone. Then, gradually speed it back up.
Put these practice tips into practice and watch your practice really start to make perfect!
Until next time...
Stay tuned and play great.
Your Whiz-guru
Stan Munslow
“You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.” ― Charlie Parker
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