Category: Training the Brain

Reassessing Priorities and Goals

2 January, 2009 (10:45) | Practice, Training the Brain

The New Year is always the time for New Year’s Resolutions. I think it’s a good time of year just to look at your priorities and day to day routine and see if you’re doing what you need to do to accomplish your goals. If you’re studying music have you worked practice into [...]

Memory and Learning | The Brain

12 December, 2008 (10:54) | Practice, Training the Brain

Our brain is the most complex part of our bodies, the mysteries of how it works and stores information are still being researched and unraveled. I’ve spent some time in recent months thinking about ways to approach memorizing information. Most of the better approaches are along the lines of “Spaced Repetition” which essentially [...]

Celebrate Improvements – Dealing with Perfectionism

11 April, 2008 (12:03) | Training the Brain

One of the things many of my students know about me is that I’m a perfectionist. Yes, I’m detail oriented with my students, but I’m hardest on MYSELF. I have a few students that are self-oriented perfectionists too and I’ve noticed that one of the things we have in common is that we [...]