Effective practice and performance preparation for pianists
Registration is currently closed. If you are interested in taking part, please email practisewell.music@gmail.com to register your interest and you will be informed when it reopens. ——— PractiseWell is a 9-week online course on effective practice and performance preparation for …
Overview
Registration is currently closed. If you are interested in taking part, please email practisewell.music@gmail.com to register your interest and you will be informed when it reopens.
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PractiseWell is a 9-week online course on effective practice and performance preparation for conservatoire piano students. The course was developed in consultation with conservatorium piano teachers and tertiary music students, and incorporates the latest research in the fields of music psychology, music education, educational psychology, sport psychology, and health.
This course was developed as part of a PhD project being undertaken at Akiho Suzuki at the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester Metropolitan University. The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK Research and Innovation).
For any questions, please email Akiho at akiho.suzuki@rncm.ac.uk
Curriculum
Curriculum
- 13 Sections
- 54 Lessons
- 13 Weeks
- General information3
- Week 1: Getting started6
- Week 2: Setting meaningful goals5
- Week 3: Planning and time management6
- Week 4: My practice toolbox5
- Week 5: Focused, mindful practice5
- Week 6: Being your own teacher4
- Week 7: Getting ready to perform6
- About the Week 8 module1
- Week 8 (Option A): Effective and secure memorisation5
- Week 8 (Option B): Focusing performance energy5
- Week 9: The big picture and next steps5
- End matter + extra resources2

