Edythe J. Hayes Bands
"Established in 2004"

260 Richardson Place
Lexington, Kentucky 40509
859-381-4920 ext. 2703

 

~E J Hayes Band Staff~

Lois U. Wiggins, Director
Dawn Gentry, Associate Director
Michael White, Associate Director
John Willmarth, Percussion
 

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"It's About Kids!"

Helpful information for Parents

The Difference Between Play and Practice

Very often students will confuse the terms play and practice.  I think of "playing" as going through the music one or several times over.  "Practice" on the other hand has a focus.  This focus includes:

1.  Playing the established warm up (long tones, lip slurs, scales etc)

2.  Playing the music

3.  Identifying the problem spots

4.  Making exercises out of those problem spots

5.  Work from a slow tempo (speed) to the required tempo

6.  Working out the music from small sections to larger sections (i.e. 2 measures at a time, then 2 more measures, the those 4 measures put together)

7.  Playing the piece from beginning to end as a wrap up

8.  Using your "second brain" (the pencil) throughout the process.