The Road to Becoming a Better Musician
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*Have a more positive mental attitude*

*Learn to practice more productively*

*Practice the day of your lesson, after your lesson so you can immediately begin applying what you learned*

*Stop procrastinating*

*Prepare as you go...don't wait for miracles*

*Determine what role your keyboard playing has in the "big" picture*

*Do more serious score study with recordings*

*Work on the keys more consistently*

*Listen to other players to determine how you want to sound*

*Learn how to make it through those "burn out" periods*

*Motivate yourself and work on not being too hard on yourself when you are not progressing as quickly as you would like*

*SLOWER practice -- "Speed kills"*

*FOCUS*

*Practice more and take it more seriously while you are in a practice room*

*Learn to practice more creatively*

*Learn to be more aware of how you sound in a practice room -- the real world is not always as "boomy" as a practice room!*

*Prioritize your time and goals when you practice*

*Accept the fact that you have to sound "bad" sometimes in order to improve*

*Have a more positive mental attitude in general*

*Take notes in your lessons*

*Set a goal to play every day -- you can be sure that someone else is*

* Repetition and Patience*

*Listen to more recordings -- of all types of musicians*

*Set up practice time(s) in your schedule and stick to it*

*Practice every aspect of your playing every day*

*Remember to enjoy yourself and your music making -- Cherish your talents*