Practice Tip Tuesday

  • Bringing Novelty into your Practice

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    This blog post is a small sample from Chapter 11 of PracticeMind: The Complete Practice Model by Hans Jensen and Oleksander Mycyk The ability to s...

  • Metacognition in Practice

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    One of the most impactful elements of my teaching philosophy is showing students the concept of metacognition and training their ability to unde...

  • Interview with Clive Greensmith

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Dr. Nick Curry A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Clive Greensmith's principal teachers wer...

  • The Conscious Competence Model

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jensen A large part of preparing to write PracticeMind: The Complete Practice Model with co-author Oleksander Mycyk involved reading a w...

  • Interview with Cellist Andreas Brantelid

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jensen Hans conducted this interview with the brilliant Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid in 2011. Hans was teaching at the Royal Academy...

  • Interview with Grigory Kalinovsky

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jensen Ovation Press: I very much like your recording of the Weinberg Violin sonatas that you recorded on the Naxos label together with ...

  • Interview with Cellist and Editor Valter Dešpalj

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jensen The music world has lost a wonderful man: Croatian cellist Valter Dešpalj who died on April 9, 2023 was an eminent soloist and c...

  • Blair Milton: A Music Professional’s Life in Perspective

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Colin Cronin Blair Milton is an editor at Ovation Press, an accomplished violinist, and a professor of violin at Northwestern University. Aft...

  • Interview with Joseph Silverstein

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jensen This exclusive interview with violinist Joseph Silverstein took place in July 2015 right after his visit to the Meadowmount School ...

  • Tips for Healthy Practicing

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Brianna Richardson Are you more likely to get injured during a performance or while practicing?  Even though you may put out extra physical a...

  • You Never Stop Learning

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Colin Cronin In 2011, we interviewed bassist and Ovation Press editor Paul Ellison, who has contributed numerous exclusive scores for double b...

  • The Case for Active Practicing

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Henry Myers Practicing: the word itself inspires pain, suffering, depression, boredom, angst, and turmoil; it evokes images of stern-looking s...