Practice Tip Tuesday

  • Interview with Dr. Eckart Altenmüller

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen It is very common for musicians to experience physical problems related to playing their instrument at some point during the...

  • The Seven Stages of Practice Essential to Musicians

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    Introduction Hans Erik Deckert, a wonderful friend, human spirit, musician, conductor and cellist departed this world on the 8th of August, 2022....

  • How Big is the Universe?

    by Oleksa Mycyk
     By Hans Jørgen Jensen     Do we know? Can we know? Will we know? I remember asking my father this question when I was just a ten-year-old boy. ...

  • Free Your Sound with the Help of the Helmholtz Motion

    by Oleksa Mycyk
     By Hans Jørgen Jensen There are a number of fundamental principles concerning the sound production of stringed instruments that are both fascinati...

  • To Play Parallel or Not: A Controversy of Technique, Part 2

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen Continuing the epic question: to play parallel or not?  Sad to say, there is not enough communication between musicians and...

  • To Play Parallel to the Bridge or Not?

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen I wrote this article several years ago and tried to describe how our knowledge about sound production of the string instrum...

  • The Secret to Great Double Stops

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen Tartini Square in Piran, Slovenia What are Tartini Tones? Tartini Tones are an excellent tool for training the mind’s ear t...

  • Great Goal Setting Ideas for Musicians

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen  Achieving success in the arts, business, sports, or academic fields requires an effective approach to goal setting. Sports...

  • Bring Focus and Creativity to your Practice

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen    There is nothing that can help you focus better than having a strong desire to accomplish a specific goal. If you are st...

  • Effective Use of Time When Practicing

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen  Parkinson’s Law, which states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,” [1] was first coin...

  • An Effective Way to Train the Mind’s Ear

    by Oleksa Mycyk
    By Hans Jørgen Jensen Why do we need to understand theories about intonation? People often ask me why, as musicians, do we need to know and unders...

  • The Secret Behind Focused Practicing

    by Oleksa Mycyk
     By Hans Jørgen Jensen   Dopamine neurons and synapse.   Have you experienced this when practicing? Your practice session is going well, and you...