Orchestra Practice Chart Page 2
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2Areas of focus and questions to ask yourself
Practice tips:
as you practice:
• Use a metronome
Tone (T)
• Practice slowly so you can hear what
you are doing
Is my bow at the desired contact point?
• Identify weaknesses and focus on
Am I using the right amount of bow?
eliminating them
Am I in the right part of the bow?
• Practice in sections—don’t play the song
Am I using the proper bow speed and weight?
straight through
Do I LIKE how it sounds?
• Practice fast passages at full tempo first
Am I using a correct bow hold?
in small chunks, then in larger chunks
Am I doing the correct bowings?
• Remember that practice doesn’t make
perfect; it makes permanent. Be sure
Intonation (I)
you are practicing carefully!
What key am I in?
Extra considerations:
What are my accidentals?
Is my posture helping or hindering my finger
• The people who practice the best end up
position/intonation?
playing the best. Be one of them!
Where are my half steps in this key?
• Set a practice schedule and stick to it. It
Where are my half steps in this measure?
will be less frustrating than trying to find
time one day at a time.
Fingering (F)
• Remember that starting your practice
session is usually the hardest part—it
Am I doing the fingerings that are printed?
gets easier once you actually start
Am I using the best fingerings?
playing.
Am I using fingerings that minimize string
• Be OK with sounding terrible at first—
crossings?
it’s first stepping-stone on the path to
Am I using fingerings that sound good?
doing something well.
• You don’t have to be the best player in
Rhythm (R)/Tempo
the class at the end of your practice—
What is my time signature?
just be better than when you started.
Is my pulse steady?
Am I subdividing?
Am I going the correct tempo?
Expression (E)
Where does the phrase begin and end?
Where is the top of the phrase?
Am I using vibrato where I can?
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