1.) Look over the list of learning strategies below, and check off the ones you’ve used before. When and how did you use each one to learn?
[ ] Closing your notes and testing your memory
[ ] Collecting examples of a particular technique or concept
[ ] Using what you’re learning to write songs
[ ] Teaching what you know to someone else
[ ] Listening to recorded practice sessions
[ ] Critiquing the works of other songwriters
[ ] Receiving critiques of your songs
[ ] Analyzing songs to understand how the songwriter wrote them
2.) Now let’s look over the same list of strategies again, this time putting a checkmark next to any strategies that you can use to tackle your current practice challenges. How might you apply each strategy to what you’re currently learning?
[ ] Closing your notes and testing your memory
[ ] Collecting examples of a particular technique or concept
[ ] Using what you’re learning to write songs
[ ] Teaching what you know to someone else
[ ] Listening to recorded practice sessions
[ ] Critiquing the works of other songwriters
[ ] Receiving critiques of your songs
[ ] Analyzing songs to understand how the songwriter wrote them