1. Beginners should practice 15-20 minutes per day on three or four days per week; Advanced players should practice 30-60 minutes, as often as possible (this can include multiple practice sessions on a single day, adding up to
1. Beginners should practice 15-20 minutes per day on three or four days per week; Advanced players should practice 30-60 minutes, as often as possible (this can include multiple practice sessions on a single day, adding up to several hours when needed).
2. Warm up. Brass players should buzz, wind players should breathe and practice long tones, strings players should practice open string bowing patterns.
3. Dive into the basics. Scales, arpeggios, and articulation exercises for wind and strings players. Rudiments or scales for percussion players. Start slowly every day and work up a little speed, always maintaining a clean and accurate sound. Practicing messily doesn’t help anyone!
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