What is my number one piece of advice is for an oboist who is really interested in making more progress in less time?

“Practice.”

But over the years, I’ve realized that the word practice can mean a lot of different things, depending on who exactly you are talking to. There is good practicing and there is bad practicing. By bad practicing, I mean the kind where you put in the time, but you don’t really get anywhere.

So by just saying “practice,” I was really giving them only half of the answer.

Let me explain…

Have you ever had one of those practice sessions where everything just seems to go “right?”

You have good reeds, are excited to play and come out at the end feeling like you really accomplished something?

There is no better feeling than that.

I don’t believe practice sessions like that need to happen once in a blue moon. And I don’t even think it is luck that they do happen.

I really believe that super productive practice sessions are the product of only two things:

1. Setting Goals
2. Having a Plan

And you can do both each and every time you sit down to practice the oboe.

By setting concrete goals and creating a plan to reach them, you will learn more in less time and have a lot more fun along the way.

My practice guide, “Does Practice Make Perfect” walks you through every step for getting the most out of your practice. And if you follow the path it outlines, you will get more done in less time, with less frustration. I know it works because I’ve been testing and tweaking it for the past 10 years.

You can pick up a copy at the link below:

http://mklreeds.com/practice.htm