Practice – Page 5 – Jed Scott Music

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.

Letting Streaks Go

June 20, 2025June 18, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Human Nature, Practice

All your streaks will end eventually.

Missing Rehearsal Yet?

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 jedscottEducation, Performing, Practice

How long after the end of the school year before you begin missing rehearsal?

Trusting The Process

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Performing, Practice

By “the process,” I mean: doing the work.