Effective Practicing For Musicians

by Benny Greb

The ultimate guide for how to become better at your instrument.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Self Help

189 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Mathis Sötje · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sehr gute Ressource, um seine Übung zu verbessern. Humorvoll geschrieben und gar nicht trocken.
Das Buch bedient sich der einschlägigen self help Literatur und wendet das auf Instrumente an. Ich kannte das fast alles schon, aber es ist immer gut sich zu erinnern.
Manche Techniken und Methoden, die Benny Greb beschreibt, waren augenöffnend. Seit dem Buch übe ich deutlich strukturierter, motivierter und ganzheitlicher - eben effektiver.

[Timur · Rating 4 out of 5]

there were lots of awesome eye openers in it for me as a musician and as a music teacher.
benny shows us simple but effective ways to raise your Efficiency in practicing.

if I had to break it down it would be: Structure and motivation!
this is what I got most out of this book.

I highly recommend this book to every musician out there (or even if you are not a musician, you can apply his methods and recommendations on different areas f. ex. sports, art, etc.)

[Roland Grasser · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you struggle with any kind of issues regarding reaching a specific goal, this book is for you.

Be it perspectives on discipline, focus, dealing with frustration, being kind to yourself or just plain efficiency, it has it all. Also Benny is rather fun to read.

Plus you actually get a structured model that, provided you don't deviate from it, actually makes you practice your instrument efficiently.

I've tried it and it worked. If it doesn't in your case, read it again. You are the control group yourself. :)

[Tim Nowotny · Rating 5 out of 5]

As somebody who has tought improvement issues for the past 10 years, it's a bit tricky for me to read self help. Usually the content is close enough that this feels like repetition to me.
Although I still could see some concepts, this one was nicely written and had some stuff in there that really helps to translate to fuzzy stuff like playing an instrument.

[Odowalt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Score might go up once I have tried the method for a while ;)

[Curran · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read a short summary of the book rather than the actual book. (Couldn't find a copy.) Helpful concepts though. Thank you.

[John Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guidebook to improving practice as a musician. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but Greb puts forward his own well tested system, which he's used effectively with many students.

[Lincoln · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like what he says about how to practice more effectively, and he says it in a clear and compelling way. So to that extent I think the book is quite good. The fault is mine for having unrealistic expectations going in — thinking the book would reveal some kind of easy path to improve as a musician that did not involve regular hard work over an extended period of time. There probably is no such path. If I ever get up a serious commitment to improve my musicianship (which is seeming kind of doubtful), I think this book represents an excellent blueprint to follow to guide my efforts.

[Jorge Cimentada · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4 overall. Book is great but is mainly using concepts from things like Deep Work and other productivity books as applied to an instrument. More than supreme knowledge from the book, the biggest challenge for the reader is to be consistent with any producitivity tip (we can all do it for week but these tips work when are done for years or months).

[Daniele Cia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Molto utile per chi vuol acquisire un metodo strutturato per lo studio di qualsiasi strumento.
Contiene consigli e sintesi di considerazioni sulle dinamiche di apprendimento applicabili anche ad ambiti come quello sportivo e professionale.

[Timothy Ball · Rating 4 out of 5]

"What you are capable of is often described as your ability. Motivation determines what you do, and discipline determines whether you do what's necessary. But that's not the whole story, because it is attitude that determines how well you do what you do."

[Sérgio Barbosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Juan Jacobo Bernal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A step-by-step guide to plan and execute your daily musical studies. As systematic and detailed as you would imagine a German system to be. It’s all in here—loved every page.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

Will check back after using this method for a longer time.

[Rick Sabatini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Every musician should read this and keep a copy. Changed how I look at my entire music life

[Eric Ganci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Benny is a beautiful player and total musician. And this book shows how organization can focus your approach to getting the most out of your practicing. He gives lots of direct structure to follow.