Here is another practice routine example. Again, this is just an example. This one is for students that may not be willing to practice four days a week, or maybe they are super busy and finding three days is a challenge. This is still 45 minutes of practice in a week! A lot can be done in that time!
If you are looking for practice routine A, see here.
For starters on how to develop a practice routine, see here.
| Routine A: 60 Minutes Total | Routine B: 45 Minutes Total | Routine C |
| One new scale (15 minutes) | One new scale (9 minutes) | |
| One new song in Lesson Book (20 minutes) | One new song in Lesson Book
(15 minutes) |
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| One new technique group exercise (20 minutes) | One new technique group exercise (9 minutes) | |
| Work on already known scales (5 minutes) | Work on already known scales (6 minutes) | |
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
| One new scale (3 minutes) | One new scale (3 minutes) | Already known scales and the new scale in the circle of fifths a few times if time permits (3 minutes) |
| One new song in Lesson Book (5 minutes) | One new song in Lesson Book (5 minutes) | Run the new song through without stopping two to three times (5 minutes) |
| One new technique group piece (3 minutes) | One new technique group piece (3 minutes) | Run the new technique group through (same as above) (3 minutes) |
| Work on already known scales (2 minutes) | Work on already known scales (2 minutes) | Play one of your favorite pieces. Something you have played, something you know, something fun (2 minutes) |
| Add (2 minutes) of fun music making! This could be improvisation, composition, playing along with a recording, playing some favorite music, etc. for another five minutes. End your practice routine feeling good and celebrating, you did it! | (2 minutes) of fun music making! This could be improvisation, composition, playing along with a recording, playing some favorite music, etc. for another five minutes. End your practice routine feeling good and celebrating, you did it! | (2 minutes) of fun music making! This could be improvisation, composition, playing along with a recording, playing some favorite music, etc. for another five minutes. End your practice routine feeling good and celebrating, you did it! |
Set reasonable goals. Pursue them with passion! If you meet them, celebrate! Give yourself a treat (or ask your parents for one). If you didn’t make it, what can you learn from the week? What did you do with that time? Is there a pocket of your day/week when you could have done it? How can you do it differently next week?