Planning your practice
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Planning your practice

If you find yourself short on time to practise as much as you should or want to, you might want to start planning your practice. By doing this, you will be able to dive into practising knowing exactly what to work on and for how long. Your practice time will as a result be much more effective. Sounds like a good idea? Let’s find out how to plan your practice.

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5 highlights of a music student
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5 highlights of a music student

Despite the discipline and commitment the Churchlands Senior High School GATE music program requires of students, it is a wonderfully enriching and fun experience, and one which I recommend to any student with a deep interest in, and love of, music. Let me share with you my top 5 highlights of my years as a music student.

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Get practising with this mindset shift!
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Get practising with this mindset shift!

We have all been there: we know that we need to get some practice in, we know that practice is important and necessary … but no amount of knowledge seems to impact our motivation to practise. So when you’re in a rut, what can be done? We can try changing our mindset.

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5 reasons you should invest in a music teacher
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5 reasons you should invest in a music teacher

In a day and age where it has never been easier to find hundreds of video tutorials, blog articles and many free apps to aid learning, is paying for a private tutor still worth it? We think YES and in this blog post we’ll share 5 excellent reasons why an instrumental tutor is the best investment in your musical journey!

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