The Practice of Practice: Get Better Faster

By: Jonathan Harnum

Narrated by: Jonathan Harnum

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Talent means nothing when it comes to getting better. Practice is everything. But exactly what is good practice? How does good practice create talent?

The focus of this book is music practice, but these techniques and mindsets can be applied to any skill you want to improve. The Practice of Practice covers essential practice strategies and mindsets you won't find in any other book. You'll learn what research tells us about practice, but more importantly, you'll learn how great musicians in many genres of music think about practice, and you'll learn the strategies and techniques they use to improve.

This book will help you get better faster, whether you play rock, Bach, or any other kind of music. It will also help you be a more informed teacher or a more effective parent of a young learner. Don't practice longer, practice smarter.

©2014 Jonathan D. Harnum (P)2015 Sol Ut Press

So many good ideas here!

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Interesting explanation of the way the brain learns, and one fascinating topic is the value of learning a new instrument to enhance your skills on another instrument. As a beginner, trying to learn an instrument as an adult, I need all the help I can get! I think it would be helpful to take notes while listening, or purchase a copy of the book, so that the practice tips are easy to refer back to.

Loved this hood

This book is full of meaty information. I’ll have to listen again. The content is practical, the voice is easy to listen to and he clearly is living it.

very good book

loved it. I learned more than I expected, both about music and how the mind works. this was very well narrarated as well

Great

Thanks Jon. I bought this after your music theory book. It's a great light hearted book on an often all too serious topic. Your humor makes me smile. Thanks for all the ideas to get better. I was surprised I was already practicing in total privacy. I specifically chose trucking as a way of life so I could get away from everyone and make music in peace, as well as explore my own voice and practice my vocal abilities. I'm on the right track for sure.

An Excellent (and Useful) Book

I went into this book with high hopes, and those hopes were exceeded. Harnum covered many more aspects than I expected and in thorough (but not boring) detail.

I really enjoyed this book. learned so much!

I learned so many great techniques that I will use for the rest of my life from this book. I am also a teacher and will incorporate it into my teaching methods. I recommend this to anyone not just musicians - anyone.

Very interesting. I recommend it

Complete and well presented. I would advise to add a pdf in audible with the links, thd apps, the references mentioned in thd audiobook

great read for anyone who wants to play instrument

I loved it. it's very inspirational. narrator did a great job. this is a book that I will read more than once. very informal. not boring, I had no problems making it to the end of this book. I highly recomend.

Five stars

A great and truly enjoyable book that I now have listened to three times. Thanks!

Interesting and useful information

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I enjoyed 90% of this book. There was only one chapter toward the end of the book I would have discarded. It describes the many instruments the author has learned to play - somewhat. I found the unfocussed activity described somewhat disturbing, and I nearly quit listening. But overall, this book has a lot of useful information.