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Physical exercise can help you stay focused for longer periods of time. Make sure to build physical activity into your daily life. It will help you stay focused longer during practice sessions.

There are many apps to use as a metronome, tuner, music theory practice and music recording. Use technology to your advantage to make practice easier and possibly more fun.

These are my practice recommendations for each level of musician.

Very Beginners: 10 minutes, 5 days per week

First Year: 20 minutes, 5 days per week

Second Year: 30 minutes, 5 days per week

Third and Fourth Year: 35 minutes, 5 days per week

Five plus years: 45 minutes plus, 5 days per week

Reward yourself after practice. Let yourself play straight through a piece or watch a show or anything that feels like a reward.

Warm-up before you practice. Warming up gets both your mind and body ready to practice.

Stay positive. Positive practice will motivate you to keep going.

Listen to different recordings of the piece you are working on performed by professionals.

Play the difficult sections of your piece every day that you practice.

Don’t practice mistakes. Slow things down until you can play them accurately and then gradually speed them up again.

Mastering an instrument takes a mixture of talent and hard work. Both are necessary.