Coming Back to Your Instrument
Four weeks, ten to thirty minutes a day, and more of it is still there than you think. A free card for anyone whose instrument has waited in its case for years.
Print it and it lives in the front of your folder; save it to your phone and it is there at the rehearsal break. It is free, and there is nothing to sign up for.
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Before you start: have the instrument looked at, because old strings and perished reeds will make you think the problem is you. Week one: ten minutes a day of long notes (for strings, long slow bows) and easy scales, stopping before anything aches. Week two: one piece you have played before, at half speed, with thirty seconds recorded on your phone. Week three: play music, not exercises, along with a recording you love. Week four: find people, and remember that everyone in the room once had a first night back.
Related
This card pairs with the free practice guide for your instrument — all twelve are on the Guides hub — and with the other reference cards on the Cards hub.
And when no orchestra is within reach yet, the habit still needs somewhere to live: On MaestroMeet you play your part with the score scrolling in front of you and the rest of the orchestra around you, so what this card teaches has something real to land on. MaestroMeet is opening soon — join the waitlist to be among the first to play.
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Please pass this card on. It is free, there is nothing to sign up for, and every musician it reaches is one more reason to keep the music flowing.