Healthy Practice Strategies
A 2-Hour Introductory Workshop on the Alexander Technique, Body Mapping, Deliberate Practice & Deep Play (Flow) & Their Practical Application to Your Music Practice
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
11:00am – 1:00pm US Central
12:00pm – 2:00pm US Eastern
5:00pm – 7:00pm UK/Ireland
This workshop is for any musician or music educator who wants to learn new, healthy and effective practice strategies that actually work.
Instructor: Peter Jacobson
Workshop Fee: $50
Choose from 2 registration options:
Live + Recording or Recording Only
Workshop Overview
If you feel stuck, frustrated or uninspired in your practicing (or are recovering from pain or injury) this workshop will offer you fresh, new ideas to rejuvenate your relationship with practicing.
You will leave the workshop with several powerful healthy practice strategies AND an understanding of how the 4 Pillars of Healthy Music Practice can fundamentally alter the way you practice and perform music.
Here are the 7 topics we'll be exploring:
1. What is Healthy Music Practice?
- Why so many musicians have an unhealthy relationship with practicing
- Redefining practice to be more expansive and inclusive
- Adopting the mindset of healthy, expert music learners
2. The Triad of Intrinsic Motivators
- How passion, purpose and curiosity propel us towards musical fluency
- Why having an inspiring project with clear goals is essential to practicing success
- Getting clear on your big WHY
3. Pillar I: The Alexander Technique in Practice
- How this world-famous movement method promotes healthy music practice
- Aligning your practicing with your core personal values
- Learn 2 Alexander Technique practice strategies
4. Pillar II: Body Mapping in Practice
- The power of consciously cooperating with your design
- How our bodies organize around our musical intention
- Learn 2 Body Mapping practice strategies
5. Pillar III: Deliberate Practice in Practice
- Why Deliberate Practice is the gold standard of skill acquisition
- Skill-building as the primary purpose of a practice session
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Learn 2 Deliberate Practice strategies
6. Pillar IV: Deep Play in Practice
- How Deep Play supports deeper learning
- The top conditions that trigger us into a flow state of Deep Play
- Learn 2 Deep Play practice strategies
7. Practice Structure & Design
- Structuring and designing your practice session for optimal results
- The importance of rituals, warm-ups, breaks, transitions, and self-reflection
- 4 practice recipes for skill-building, repertoire learning, performance/audition practice and play practice
Other Important Information
- This is an interactive workshop – you will be writing and practicing (behind your mute button) throughout.
- You will need a short passage of relatively new music to practice.
- There will be lots of time for questions and sharing.
How to Register
The fee for this workshop is $50.
(FYI – If you decide to join the upcoming Healthy Music Practice Course & 30-Day Challenge starting March 3rd, your workshop tuition will be applied as a credit to that course.)
There are two registration options (same fee for both):
Live + Recording Option (limited to 25 spots)
By choosing the option you are committing to attending live and participating fully in the workshop with your camera-on. If that doesn’t work for you, please purchase the replay option instead as live spots are limited to 25 (the number of people that fit on one zoom screen). You will receive a workshop recording and all workshop resources.
Recording Only Option (unlimited spots)
With this option, you will receive a downloadable recording within 24 hours of the workshop plus all workshop resources.
