| Are You Looking for a Magical Solution?
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| | to pick one piece that you really like
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| Are you struggling with trying to figure
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| | and want to learn to play well. You will
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| out how to play well?
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| | still practice your other music, but now
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| Are you feeling overwhelmed by so much to
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| | you have selected one special piece that
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| practice, so little time?
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| | you want to master, memorize or both.
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| Are you looking for a way to know what to
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| | 2. Focus on your number one priority
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| practice so that you will improve
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| | You need to practice your selected
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| quickly?
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| | special piece every single day. Sometimes
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| An adult student named Liz told me that
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| | this will be the only thing you practice.
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| she finds that she can't decide what to
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| | Other days, when more time is available,
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| practice because there are too many
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| | you can give attention to your other
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| choices.
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| | musical material. The most important
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| Sue often complains that although she's
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| | thing is that you concentrate
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| learned many songs, she can no longer
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| | single-mindedly on your number one
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| play them.
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| | priority: to practice your special piece
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| She's frustrated because she loves
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| | daily.
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| practicing her new pieces every day, and
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| | 3. Make a commitment and stick to it
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| wishes she could pick up something from
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| | Promise yourself that you will keep your
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| the past and just play it.
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| | commitment to practicing this one special
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| Has this happened to you?
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| | piece for 21 consecutive days, just three
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| It's Not Rocket Science
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| | weeks. You will amaze yourself when you
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| When the young man asks, "How do I get to
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| | hear how much better you sound. Your
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| Carnegie Hall?"the elderly New Yorker
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| | confidence will improve too!
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| responds, "Practice, practice, practice."
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| | Action Exercises
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| Notice that the word practice is stated
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| | Here are three steps you can take
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| three times.
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| | immediately to put these ideas into
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| It takes 3 weeks to establish a good
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| | action.
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| habit, but only 3 days to lose it.
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| | First, select one special piece, practice
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| Every time you focus on one specific
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| | it every single day for three weeks. All
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| musical goal for 21 straight days, you
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| | of your other music can receive your
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| will establish a new keyboard success
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| | attention after you focus on your number
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| habit.
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| | one priority.
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| Establishing Your Keyboard Success Habit
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| | Second, remember that once you see the
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| Here are the three things you need to do
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| | great results of your efforts, you'll be
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| to establish your keyboard success habit.
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| | so excited that you'll repeat this
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| 1. Make a choice
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| | process with another one of your favorite
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| Success does not come from practicing all
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| | pieces.
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| of your songs, exercises and/or classical
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| | Third, take this method up one more notch
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| pieces all the time. There simply aren't
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| | by practicing your special selected piece
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| enough hours in the day for this.
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| | every day for three months. Your musical
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| In order to get great results, you need
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| | success is guaranteed!
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