The Practice Matrix PDF Version

Do you feel like you keep practicing the same things with seemingly no forward progress? Do you want to stay healthy in the practice room, but you don’t know how to change potentially harmful habits? Do you have low motivation because you’re not sure what to practice?

The Practice Matrix is a manual that addresses all of these concerns. The Practice Matrix is based on the idea that just as athletes work out in a variety of different ways to train for races, musicians need to practice in different ways, too. 

This holistic approach to practicing can help you begin exploring and learning how your movement intentions impact your musical intentions, and learning how to make them work for the good of one another. You'll learn how to cultivate inclusive awareness, or training attention to learn how to reduce mental chatter and concentration, helping you become a more whole-body performer.

As you begin working through The Practice Matrix, you’ll discover that each session has a different focus just like workouts do. For example, the Easy Session in the Practice Matrix is like a recovery run or a Speedwork session is like doing intervals on the treadmill or cycle. You choose the material you want to work on, but you have the framework of a ready-made session with specific categories and strategies to help you have a focused, productive, and most of all efficient, practice session.