Practice – Page 4 – Jed Scott Music

100 Hour Skill

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Practice

Can you estimate the real time that developing a new skill will require?

Slow Down To Go Faster

October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 jedscottHuman Nature, Practice

The fastest way isn’t necessarily full speed.

Seeing Habits

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Practice

You can’t work on what you can’t see.

Bias Towards Memorization

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 jedscottPractice, Rehearsal Technique

With ensembles that don’t have enough rehearsal time, they should always practice with a bias towards memorization.

Less-Than-Great

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature, Practice

You can’t become great without first being less-than-great.

Part Recording Pitfalls

August 30, 2025August 27, 2025 jedscottPractice, Rehearsal Technique

Part recordings are a great tool – but not without their drawbacks.

Transcription is Logic

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 jedscottMusic Literacy, Practice

I love transcribing music. It’s not a strictly musical skill.

Overprepared

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 jedscottEducation, Human Nature, Practice

What do you do when you’re over-prepared for something?

Solve Interesting Problems

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 jedscottCreativity, Human Nature, Practice

Think of music-making as a problem-solving practice.

Batch Processing

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature, Practice

I find I work most effectively when I do the opposite of multi-tasking.