The Wrong Way to Practice
It is helpful to first look at how not to practice. The wrong routine that
most students naturally fall into when they are told to practice is:
• They start playing a piece.
• They come across a difficult section and fail to play it correctly.
• They stop, try again to play the difficult section, and once again
fail.
• They slow it down and try again. After a few times they somehow
manage to play the difficult section through, but do so slowly and
poorly.
• They then move through the entire piece in this fashion, glossing
over the difficulties.