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American Music Teacher

| February 01, 2007 | Lin, Lo-An; Nagai, Yoshikazu; Porter, Lucas; Hansen, John | COPYRIGHT 2007 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A day in my life is usually filled with practice, trying to relax, schoolwork and reflection--more practice and sleep, but not always necessarily in that order. Like many other young pianists striving to make it, a lot of my time is spent sitting in front of the piano trying to make sense out of the score in front of me, while not going completely crazy. There are some things that I've learned that will hopefully be helpful in finding a good balance between work and play that I'd like to share.

Practicing

Since much of my day is spent learning music, I'll start with practicing. There really are no secrets here, but just some strategies that I use to ...

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