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Want the free color eBook edition of Practice Like This? Sign up for 6 Bullet Saturday. 6-Bullet Saturday is a newsletter that gives you six things I thought worth sharing every week. Mostly it’s about practice, and I always include specific tips or exercises or drills that I use to help me and my students get…
Sona Jobarteh: The 60 Minutes Interview
Sona Jobarteh was gracious enough to let me interview her about practic for the book/audiobook The Practice of Practice. I’m so glad she is getting this kind of attention. She deserves it. Check out her website and her music. More info from Sona Jobarteh on the Kora and how to play it here. Her last…
Man With WORLD’S LOWEST VOICE Sings “Lonesome Road”
More on Mr. Storms and some other recordings here.
The Essence of Good Practice
This is paradoxically the hardest and yet easiest thing to do in practice. Summed up superbly by Charlie Porter.
Alt Music History As a Circuit Diagram
From James Quail and the good folks at WIRED. See the original article and notes on the piece and artist.
How Active Listening Can Help you Play Better: Bob Reynolds
More here from Bob. Follow Bob Reynolds whether you play sax or not. Great stuff over there. In the next video, Bob talks about the importance of context in understanding what you’re hearing. Similar to the Facets Model (Barrett, Veblen) found in chapter 31: Going Mental, in The Practice of Practice.
The Practice of Practice 