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080 - 14 Ways to Practice Away From Your Instrument

When you think about practicing, what do you picture?Maybe you think about your instrument in the living room or your favorite practice room at school. Maybe you picture your studio with morning light streaking across the floor or in the evening with a few lamps casting a cozy glow. Certainly, practicing happens in all of these spaces. But it can also happen at your desk, in the car, at the breakfast table, on a walk, in a carrel at the library, or in a classroom where no instrument is present. How? Because practicing is more than the mechanics of playing an instrument. Practicing involves…

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