Dianne Stewart Singing Lessons

Practice is so important - even for me

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 by Dianne Stewart | Blog

We all know practice is important.  Practice makes perfect, practice is how we get better at things, it takes 10,000 hours of doing something to become a master of it.  These are all pieces of information that are often referred to when we talk about practice, but what is practice?  

Here is what I recommend for my singers (and for myself) 

  • REGULAR - practice needs to be regular, daily if you can manage it but definitely a few times a week - schedule it in like a lesson with yourself
  • PURPOSEFUL - know what you are practicing to improve - have a focus - review your singing goals
    • learning the notes? listen to the learning track - play it on the piano if you can - recognise the notes you are having trouble with - bring that to your lesson to work more
    • memorising the lyrics - putting the music down, testing your memory, writing out the lyrics, working out the patters or story or other way to remember it
    • working in a skill - dynamics, soft and loud or singing in your light high voice and so many more - you may have a list to work on
    • working on a difficult passage of a song - using techniques like slow it down, tap the beat or rhythm out 
  • REVIEW - what did you achieve? in your practice - what do you need to focus on next time - having a practice journal can help you stay focussed and see what you have achieved - and celebrate it.

Even 10 minutes where you practice a few little voice exercises, work on your posture or breathing, or just have time to look at one small passage or entry - every little bit adds up and puts us a step further along the path of learning and achieving our goals.

So -  start with review - what are your practice goals for this week?

And don't forget you can track your practice in the student portal - you can even send me a video or recording of your practice so I can see how you are going at home.

So have fun singing and keep on practicing - we all like singing so we should all like practicing too

Dianne