How to Practice Tricky Musical Passages:- begin by stretching, breathing and warming up. Always. – set some boundaries of how much you’ll can cover without stress in this session- use a plan to separate the problem into sections of music- RULE 1: no obsessive repetition- RULE 2: no more than a single failed attempt- Create your plan around an CORE ELEMENT, ex. tone production- set the fingerings for the passage- small groups of notes: PRACTICE FOR TONE using a practice tactic- example: 1 measure + landing note- notice an problems in other elements, example pitch or rhythm- PRACTICE FOR PITCH using a tactic ex. twinkle rhythm each note- PRACTICE FOR RHYTHM using a tactic ex. take away bowings- PRACTICE FOR RHYTHM using a tactic ex. take away violin hand- ALL TACTICS are DOABLE WITH EASY FOCUS- When first group feels secure, move to another group of notes- When all groups are complete, weave them into a continuous section- Monitor your state CONSTANTLY