Many students use the following practice routine ...

EVERY STEP OF THIS PROCEDURE IS WRONG!

Note that the above practice routine is an "intuitive" method.

We describe the components of a proper practice routine in the following sections. They are presented in approximately the order in which a student might use them from start to finish of a new piece of music. Sections 1 to 4 are preliminaries; the really new material of this book starts in section 5.

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