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The lessons of music include learning good management of time skills. Here is a suggestion. Take five minutes and look ahead to the next day. Think over ALL that you want to accomplish, in some ways like a budget. You want to play, spend time with friends and socialize, work or attend school, do house chores, do homework, practice, attend events, play sports, attend to your hobbies, etc. Leave nothing out: even 5-20 minutes at something can reap benefits.
Move these things around; play with your time in your mind until you find a workable solution. Bargain and barter your time slots with your variety of activities. If chore can be done on Tuesday instead of Thursday when you ski, then do those on Tuesday. Starting with one days planing may require you to chose another day for an activity you cannot fit in. Leave that to the other day’s planning at first. Just see if one day, you can look ahead and make a good plan for the next, leaving time for all you need.
Next, get that day done in the way you imagined it. If you can imagine it, and you make a reasonable plan, you will feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. Try this out on a few days. Test the waters.
Once you have an idea of how you plan to spend your time, then stick to it as best you can. Gradually, you will learn that if you work well, you will accomplish most of what you need, within the time allotted to it. If there are some things that need more of your time, or if others need your time, then adjust your schedule. Then, set yourself to keeping your schedule. Make room in your schedule for practice. You might ask others if you are needed at any time; make sure to be flexible. Remember, if you do not practice, you will never learn to play your instrument.
As you practice your instrument, you will learn to make good use of your time. As you make sure to accomplish everything you need in a practice session, you will also learn to make sure your practice time is used efficiently. Do not waste your time on things you are not ready to do, build your skills and move on to other skills when you are ready to, when challenges become easier. That way you are always using your time effectively. Note that there are basic skills that need daily practice. The routine is used to assure this practice.
Sometimes, it is best to make yourself accomplish everything in the time you have, making your work efficient and improving. Other times, you may need greater freedom to express yourself and allow the growth you need. Only you can know this. If, for example you are in rehearsal with others, you must accomplish everything you can in the time of that rehearsal. While practicing alone, you may need to move short terms goals to long term goals.
You can use the lesson of time management you learn in practice for every thing you do. Remember, if you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong: change. This does not mean that you stop practice, instead change how you practice. It does not mean to do only those things which feel good, sometimes we need to experience the right kind of stress to learn. This may feel like a drag on you, but we need to do these things to improve and the best way is to make it fun. After a while some things get old and useless, we no longer need these as they serve no purpose. Some things even become harmful and excessive. Learn to change before you over stress, hurt or fatigue yourself. Always look for opportunities to learn.
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