How to Practice
1. Review and write notes for
any rhythmic problem areas
2. Determine and mark where you
will need to breathe (and do so every single time)
3. Learn notes and rhythm – for
one phrase (or partial phrase) by listening to recordings or play on an
instrument such as a piano. Add new phrases after several repetitions until
memorized
4. Work new notes and rhythm
for about 10 minutes and review
5. If you find a section with
notes that is challenging, spend extra time on this – mark it and bring it to
your lesson for help
6. Foreign Language – learn how
to speak words properly and thoroughly by repetition
7. Speak through the poetry until
it is comfortable
8. Determine what the poetry is
communicating
9. Speak words in rhythm (many
many times)
ONLY WHEN READY – should you
add words, notes, and rhythm
By
following all the steps you will learn a song in a healthy way. Sometimes we
want to take shortcuts, however, these shortcuts will be at the expense of good
technique and will ultimately slow down progress.
You
may want to track your progress when working on multiple songs to enable you to
set goals for learning.
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