- What to practice - Practice everything we practice in class.
- Fingers/Notes - Do the fingerings and say the note names WITHOUT playing.
- Sing it - Sing or sizzle your part either with or without your instrument.
- Pizzicato - Play the measure/section/piece pizzicato.
- Slo-Mo - Play each section as slow as you can and make sure every note is perfect. Speed it up once you can each section well.
- Divide & Conquer - Split the song into small chunks and fix each chunk individually. Gradually put them back together.
- Mark it - Use your pencil to write in a note or marking you keep missing - but DO NOT write them all in.
- 3rd time's a charm - Play each measure/section/song perfectly 3 times before moving on - restart each time you mess up.
- Change it up - Do something to snap your brain out of its mistakes, like playing with one foot in the air, one eye closed, or laying on the floor.
- Forget about it - Play a song you can know really well, then come back to the one you're having trouble with.