This Will Help You Bloom!

Seeds are a lot like people; there are so many different kinds and they all grow just a bit differently from each other.

When they are planted in the right soil and with the right amount of water, food, light or shade, they grow and produce beautiful flowers, food, and/or even medicine.

When they aren’t in the best conditions according to their individual needs however, they either don’t grow and produce or they just give up and die off.

Have you ever thought about how you grow as a person and even more, as a growing pianist?

There are several ways that you can apply this to your piano practicing and playing.

• Fertilize yourself with good nutrition before you start to practice. Eating well will help you concentrate easier and you’ll get more accomplished in less time than if you were hungry or dehydrated.
• Practice at a time of the day when you feel the most alert and awake. This might not be in the mornings (sun) if you are more of a night person (shade). You’ll get more done if you are able to engage mentally with your practicing instead of “just going through the motions”.
• Weed out distractions while you are practicing. You may have to shut a door, turn your phone volume off, and tell anyone that you need to in your home that you need a little time by yourself to practice. Less distraction means more success in your practice goals.
• Don’t be afraid to prune out something in your practice routine that isn’t working well. Sometimes we try to take on too much and a good indicator of this is when we start getting frustrated at the “overgrowth” of challenges that we need to work on.

​If you can observe when you seem to grow the most in your practicing, you’ll have a better idea of how to take care of your own personal piano garden. Providing yourself with the right care will enable you to watch your piano playing bloom!

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