Practice Strategies, Dmitri Murrath
Dmitri presented a very interesting practice method. But, the thing is, it is based only on anecdotal evidence. That is, of him and some of his students (we do not know how many). Plus a baseball example. This is all very flimsy. Can he give an example of a single top instrumentalist who uses this method?
Also, he glibly mentions two books that he seems to think are relevant. But they were passed over very quickly, and only the title given. Why are they not listed in the course notes, with reasons as to why they are relevant? Very shaky.
I would like to know if anyone has come across any real evidence to support this theory.
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Hello! My name is Andrew, and I have been playing for a while now, and I was always curious about the correct way of practicing. Also, since practicing is something done in the mind, in the sense that we are learning a new skill, the best method must - absolutely must - be a scientific method. This is because the domain of science - particularly psychology and neuroscience - deals with learning and our mind. An example showing this would be this: try to add 10 + 10 but with your English skills. Absurd! This is a math question! English deals with English and Math with Math. Likewise, let science deal with science. In other words, it would be foolish not to use the techniques of science when learning. In regard to the books he mentioned, they are Make It Stick, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel, and Peak by Anders Ericsson. I have read Make It Stick completely, and it is an absolute must-read book. For Peak, I am about half-way through, and it is also an exceptional book all based on robust scientific evidence. I hope this answers your questions! Also, another fantastic scientific resource is the Bulletproof Musician. Interestingly, Tonebase made a livestream with the Noa Kageyama, the head of BulletProof Musician. You should watch it - very interesting stuff!
