“Productive Failure:” Why Early Floundering Leads to Better Learning
Does opting for short-term help from a teacher equate less long-term comprehension and problem-solving? Productive failure might hold a clue.
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How to Learn Better From Failures (and Successes Too)
It’s often easier said than done to learn from our mistakes and move on, but research shows with a certain mindset just how pivotal it can be.
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How Do Experts Maximize Their Practice? 5 Lessons From Athletes
A summary of research conducted on athletes with deliberate practice routines, and the resulting differences between experts and amateurs.
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Three Ways to Tell You’re Getting Better
Progress and self-development are hard to measure, and it’s all to easy to get discouraged. Here are 3 ways to spot skills improvement!
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Research-Tested Practice Strategies That Will Help You Learn New Pieces Faster
A handy analysis of recent studies suggesting learning “how to practice” can actually help your music practice become more efficient.
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How Emotion Affects Learning — and Why That’s Great for Musicians
A brief look at the ways in which leaning into the emotionality of music whether joyful or sad, can help us learn and retain new information.
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Advice for a New Piano Teacher
Starting out teaching new students? Here are some pitfalls to avoid and strategies to implement (for the benefits of the student).
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The Fear of Being Found Out
A powerful meditation on hiding behind what we don’t know — and how that, more than imposter syndrome, can impede the learning process.
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Until the Water Runs Clear…
A short but sweet OpEd on why learning doesn’t have to be “grueling” to be effective, and how to master small skills, faster.
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The Top 5 Ways to Keep Music Students Engaged in their Online Learning Experience
Five helpful suggestions for effective learning and teaching music online techniques from the CEO and Founder of Notetracks.
