Why Keep a Practice Workbook?
Taking notes helps illuminate our progress. We all need motivation to practice. Every day we take a little step forward, and we need reminders that we're improving.
Even a few scribbled notes can help in many ways:
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Write down trouble spots so you go straight to them next time.
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Start each day's practice right where you left off.
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Track the incremental gains that you make each day.
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Record work on your short- and long-term goals.
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Look back to remind yourself of favorite tunes and practice ideas.
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The action of writing helps with memory retention.
A Companion to Best Practice
The workbook is designed to be integrated with Judy Minot's best-selling book, Best Practice: Inspiration and Ideas for Traditional Musicians. Each page prompts for a date and today’s practice focus/intention. Facing pages have one blank page and a page of music manuscript.
Best Practice emphasizes the importance of setting goals and tracking progress. The Best Practice Workbook makes it easier for any musician to incorporate these ideas into their own practice.
read Taking Notes in Best Practice
read Tracking Small Wins in Best Practice