When Christopher Sutton and his team at Musical U announced a Musical Superlearning course, I was intrigued. After all, promises like this don’t go unnoticed:
The course featured Gregg Goodhart (a.k.a. “The Learning Coach”), so I did a bit of investigating to see what else I could find out about him. Even though I wasn’t able to sign up for the course, I did come across this 30-minute masterclass (practiclass) in which he walks a piano student through various practice strategies to employ to master a difficult passage in her piece. Some I had heard before; others were new. Inspired, I tried using his approach for myself with a piece I’m working on right now and it was extremely helpful! It’s also a great reminder that one of the best things we can do as teachers is help our students learn how to practice efficiently and effectively so that they will experience the joy and satisfaction of playing their instrument well. These are some practical tools that you and your students can use right away!
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