Practice Tips: General Tips and Instructions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04bd4c03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mr. Siegel's Web Site</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT> |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mr. Siegels Web Site"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <B> Practice Tips: General Tips and Instructions</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips: How Do You Know If You A"><U>Practice Tips:  How Do You Know If You Are Playing Correctly?</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips Divide and Conquer"><U>Practice Tips - Divide and Conquer</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips: How Do You Know If You A"><U>Practice Tips:  How Do You Know If You Are Playing Correctly?</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practicing Scales and Rudiments"><U>Practicing Scales and Rudiments</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips: Practice Daily as Part o"><U>Practice Tips:  Practice Daily as Part of Your Homework</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practicing Scales and Rudiments"><U>Practicing Scales and Rudiments</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips Divide and Conquer"><U>Practice Tips - Divide and Conquer</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips: Setup a Practice Routine"><U>Practice Tips:  Setup a Practice Routine</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips: You Need To Be The Teach"><U>Practice Tips:  You Need To Be The Teacher At Home</U></A></div> <div> Practice Tips:  General Tips and Instructions</div> <div> 1.  Students should practice what is assigned.</div> <div> 2.  Students should bring their assignment slips, practice slips, lesson book, all handouts and all their music to their lessons.  </div> <div> 3.  Lesson assignments are written on the weekly assignment slip so there should not ever be any confusion of what the student is to be practicing.  </div> <div> 4.  Remember that if you practice at least 25-30 minutes a day, you will develop your skills and develop the ability to express the language of music.  Good practice makes progress.  </div> <div> 5.  Try to fill out your practice time sheet immediately after you practice so that you don't forget. </div> <div> 6.  Your parent/guardian can sign the practice slip anytime during the week before your next lesson.  It doesn't have to be the day before your lessons.  Have your parent/guardian sign the slip sometime during the week but before your next lesson.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>