Routines

How to build a healthy daily practice

What’s a practice routine?
What’s a practice routine?
● It’s a set of exercises played in a
certain order to achieve an
objective.
Why should we have a
routine?
Why should we have a
routine?
● We can use our time in a more
efficient way.
● We can focus on a specific
technique.
● We can track our progress.
There are 2 types of routines:
There are 2 types of routines:

Exercises based routine: Concepts based routine:

There are 2 types of routines:

Exercises based routine: Concepts based routine:

● Based on specific exercises, for ● Based on concepts like airflow,

example “play page 36 from Arban, endurance, articulation etc.
rest 5 minutes, then play Clarke ● Demands more experience and
Technical Studies No 1.” knowledge of the instrument
● It’s easier for beginners. literature.
So how can we build a routine?
So how can we build a routine?

● First, think about what goal you’d want to achieve now.

So how can we build a routine?

● First, think about what goal you’d want to achieve now.

● Find exercises that could help you with that.
So how can we build a routine?

● First, think about what goal you’d want to achieve now.

● Find exercises that could help you with that.
● Find the right spot to place those exercises.
So how can we build a routine?

● First, think about what goal you’d want to achieve now.

● Find exercises that could help you with that.
● Find the right spot to place those exercises.
● Now think about all of the other aspects of the performance.
Aspects/concepts we should practice everyday:
Aspects/concepts we should practice everyday:

● Rhythm
● Intonation
● Sound
● Airflow
● Articulation
● Flexibility
● Range
● Endurance
● Musical aspects: Arpeggios, scales, intervals, phrasing.
Aspects/concepts we should practice everyday:

● Rhythm
● Intonation
● Sound
● Airflow
● Articulation
● Flexibility
● Range
● Endurance
● Musical aspects: Arpeggios, scales, intervals, phrasing.

Ps: We can have more than one aspect/concept in one exercise, but keep in mind that it’s
better to focus on 1 or 2 of them at a time.
Literature
Literature

Types:

● Methods.
Literature

Types:

● Methods.
● Systems.
Literature

Types:

● Methods.
● Systems.
● Routine Books.
So how can we introduce this concept to a
student?
So how can we introduce this concept to a
student?

● Introduce the exercises you think are

appropriate for that specific issue.
So how can we introduce this concept to a
student?

● Introduce the exercises you think are

appropriate for that specific issue.
● Don’t explain too much at first.
So how can we introduce this concept to a
student?

● Introduce the exercises you think are

appropriate for that specific issue.
● Don’t explain too much at first.
● With the proper time, provide all the
information about the issue, the
exercise and the solutions.
So how can we introduce this concept to a
student?

● Introduce the exercises you think are

appropriate for that specific issue.
● Don’t explain too much at first.
● With the proper time, provide all the
information about the issue, the
exercise and the solutions.
● The goal is making the student
independent and also able to apply the
concepts when he/she is teaching.
The stages of a routine
The stages of a routine

● Learning
The stages of a routine

● Learning
● Automating
The stages of a routine

● Learning
● Automating
● Internalizing