What makes good practice?

In this video, Julia talks in depth about what makes good practice, the importance of planning and awareness, nurturing a love for detail and much besides...
00:00 Intro
01:39 Quality over quantity
04:25 The importance of planning
05:55 What should the practice plan entail
10:50 Practice is only practice when done consciously
15:25 Active listening
16:32 Develop a love for detail
19:52 Evaluating your practice
21:59 Record yourself
23:52 It's a looooong road - about patience, perseverance and unavoidable "donkey work"
British cellist Julia Morneweg enjoys a flourishing international career, having performed as a soloist and chamber musician at venues including the Purcell Room, St. John’s Smith Square, St. David’s Hall Cardiff, Zurich Tonhalle, Daning Theatre Shanghai and many others. She is Joint Artistic Director of the London-based ensemble ChamberMusicBox, works as a guest with some of Britain's finest orchestras and can be heard on numerous film and television soundtracks.
Based in London, Julia is a highly sought-after teacher with an exceptional track record of student success. Her past and present students have held music scholarships at many of the most prestigious independent schools including St. Paul’s Boys School, Latymer, Alleyns, Francis Holland, Channing School, Sevenoaks, Godolphin and Latimer, JAGS, Whitgift and many others. She has given masterclasses and led workshops at institutions such as the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, Music for the Future (Slovenia), the RCM Summer School, Enterprise Scotland and Tanglin Trust School in Singapore.
Having started teaching online during the pandemic, Julia now works with students worldwide. Visit her website www.juliamorneweg.com for more information about lessons.

[@christophergrafton7087]

excellent video thx

[@barriereid9244]

Thank you for your honesty. We are not alone after all...🍧🌹,

[@douglas2510]

Precisely

[@Jacque-ep4st]

Excuse the rice mistake ,I meant rote practice . For me focus on area that need work or technical skills like vibrato or articulation. 9:22

[@juliamorneweg5416]

100%

[@Jacque-ep4st]

Focused practice is definitely more productive than 6 hours of rice or unfocused practice session.

[@user-vc5ny8ih2x]

Thank you. I am doing the wrong way that I keep playing the piece over and over again, and get very frustrated because I don’t like what I play.....