More About Practicing Sucks

We are now heavily into revising Practicing Sucks…But It Doesn’t Have To!!! for Rowman and Littlefield. Strange, it doesn’t look anything like the original manuscript. 

Parents — did you know that if you don’t get your child’s instrument fixed, the child will be frustrated when he/she tries to practice?  And if you offer the child a “reward” of not practicing on the weekend if he/she practices well during the week, you are giving a REWARD for not practicing?  Better to suggest, ” ‘Practice early’, so that you have the rest of the day free.”  Keep an eye out here. I’ll write another couple of tips for how to practice and get the best benefit from your practice soon.

Phyllis Sdoia-Satz