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Practise Routine Example: For QCM Students

The document provides a sample daily practice routine for music students. It recommends spending at least 2 hours per day on core fundamentals like technique, timing, theory, and sight reading to maintain skills, and 4 hours to improve. These core fundamentals should make up 25% of practice time each and can be worked on independently of specific performance goals. Additional time should be spent on repertoire and materials for concerts or gigs. Regular practice of fundamentals with a metronome is suggested to build a solid musical foundation applicable across genres.

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Practise Routine Example: For QCM Students

The document provides a sample daily practice routine for music students. It recommends spending at least 2 hours per day on core fundamentals like technique, timing, theory, and sight reading to maintain skills, and 4 hours to improve. These core fundamentals should make up 25% of practice time each and can be worked on independently of specific performance goals. Additional time should be spent on repertoire and materials for concerts or gigs. Regular practice of fundamentals with a metronome is suggested to build a solid musical foundation applicable across genres.

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Practise Routine Example

For QCM Students

The ‘centre’ of your musical practice is your musical practise (get it… Queen’s english, yo!)!

That means the core of your practise regime should be independent of Conservatorium related
goals, specific upcoming gig goals and specific genres. The core of your practise should be
based on a philosophy that can endure for your whole musical life!

Keep it simple!

Practise mastery of the instrument and musical fundamentals.

If you want to not get worse you need to be doing the following for at least 2hrs per day (and on
top of that looking at Con rep etc).

If you want to get better you should be doing 4 hours per day.

Core practise means looking at topics that span all musical styles and situations.

For example: Technique - Timing - Theory* - Sight Reading

*Overlaps with technique…. Theory means harmonic theory practised on the instrument (chord-
scales/arpeggios etc)

Ear training can be included and/or focussed when you’re learning the repertoire for specific gigs
and/or con rep. Active listening is also invaluable (transcribing in your mind while you listen to
music).

So your routine could be as simple as follows:

Technique (25% of available practise time)

Timing (25% of available practise time)

Theory (25% of available practise time)

Sight Reading (25% of available practise time)

Preferably do all the above with a metronome. 80 BPM usually works. But of course stop the metronome if preferred.

THEN look at specific materials you need to cover for the Con, gigs etc.

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