One of my favorite practice tips! Some of the best musicians have stressed the importance of slow and relaxed practice. Liszt comes to mind as his teaching philosophy included this: "practice at the speed of no mistakes."

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Practicing slow and accurately helps you learn your pieces faster and minimizes mistakes - because you are repeating correct playing over and over. You are controlling your practice and not letting the piece control you! This doesn’t mean you never play a piece at tempo, but just to practice at the speed you CAN play correctly and comfortably until you CAN play it at tempo.

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Happy practicing!

-Lani

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