Fifteen ways to keep practice going during the summer months:

1.Practice outdoors (weather permitted) for a change of scenery and some fresh air

2. Focus on reviewing pieces you know well, to keep skills strong

3. Get together with friends, who also play, and spend time playing instruments in addition to social time

4. Set up a mini concert for family and friends

5. Pick a song and learn it by ear (without music WOW)

6. Practice early in the day and check it off your list early

7. Find a book of music or fun music online (pop music? Disney? Video game music? Jazz? ) to learn from that you don’t usually have time for during the year

8. Set a realistic weekly goal with a small reward for completing it

9. Attend a music camp for an extra boost of motivation

10. Make a project of learning major and minor scales on your instrument

11. Make a project of improving note reading skills by using flashcards, note reading books or online note reading games (www.musictheory.net, https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/note_names.php) .

12. Use video: record part of practice to watch and learn from or record a piece once it’s learned well as a reward

 

13. Participate in a practice challenge with friends 

  


Even if it’s a few minutes a day it makes a huge difference!