Practicing Sucks…workshops, seminars, book signings

Barry and Phyllis Satz have been conducting workshops, seminars and book signings all over town for Practicing Sucks, But It Doesn’t Have To.  We have spoken at about 15 Barnes and Nobles, 5 Borders stores and several libraries.  On January 20th, Phyllis Sdoia-Satz and Barry Satz will talk about Practicing Sucks and demonstrate how it works at Books and Books at 265  Aragon Avenue at 7 PM. On January 22, Miami Dade School Board will host a 3-hour seminar for instructors from 9 AM to 12 PM based on the information in Practicing Sucks.  But It Doesn’t Have To! at David Lawrence School, 15000 Bay Vista Blvd. N. Miami. Dade County instructors will receive educational credit for attendance. On February 1st, the city of North Miami Public Beach will host a two hour seminar at the North Miami Beach Library 1601 N.E. 164 Street in North Miami Beach. Admission is free to all events. See you there.

More About “Practicing Sucks” But It Doesn’t Have To” Book

“Practicing Sucks, But It Doesn’t Have To!!!” written by Phyllis Sdoia-Satz,  pianist, educator, author, composer and Executive Director of Sdoia-Satz Music Institute in Miami, is the first in a series of books which will help students learn faster, easier, and with less stress than they ever thought possible.  Practicing anything  means repeating something or some part of something again, and again, and again, and again until the student can finally make the body “do” it,   or until it drives the student crazy, whichever comes first.  This first book is written for music students and/or aspiring music students, and/or their parents.  The next book in the series will be on homework, and the one after that will be on physical education.

In a light-hearted manner, the book teaches the music student (and the parent) what to look for, and what to expect, from the very beginning, from the moment they begin contemplating music instruction. It has hundreds of tips for how to make practice  more productive and tolerable, — and how to get the best from practice in the least possible time.  The book is admittedly irreverent and funny, but has words of wisdom ad infinitum.  It talks to the student and the parent from the hip,—no nonsense here. “Practicing Sucks”is a “must read” for anyone  contemplating starting music lessons, or for those who are studying music and wish they could get more from their hard work.