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Posted On: October 13th 2026, 04:30 pm
For a long time I thought better practice meant more practice. More hours, more random stuff, more noodling. It wasn’t working. What changed things was a few simple shifts:
1. Focus on one thing. Pick one target for the session, like one fill shape, one tune, or one bar of a solo. Multitasking across ten things means you improve at none of them.
2. Practice vs. playing. Playing is running through what you already know. Practice is slowing down, isolating the weak spot, and repeating it on purpose until it’s easy. Most of us spend too much time playing and not enough time practicing.
3. 30-minute chunks beat 3-hour marathons. Short, focused blocks keep your attention sharp. Three hours of half-focus usually gives you fatigue and bad habits. Two or three focused 30-minute sessions in a day will move you further.
Try it this week: one target, one 30-minute block, and a clear idea of what “better” sounds like by the end.
Save this for your next practice session. 🥁
1. Focus on one thing. Pick one target for the session, like one fill shape, one tune, or one bar of a solo. Multitasking across ten things means you improve at none of them.
2. Practice vs. playing. Playing is running through what you already know. Practice is slowing down, isolating the weak spot, and repeating it on purpose until it’s easy. Most of us spend too much time playing and not enough time practicing.
3. 30-minute chunks beat 3-hour marathons. Short, focused blocks keep your attention sharp. Three hours of half-focus usually gives you fatigue and bad habits. Two or three focused 30-minute sessions in a day will move you further.
Try it this week: one target, one 30-minute block, and a clear idea of what “better” sounds like by the end.
Save this for your next practice session. 🥁
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