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The Art of Daily Practice

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Intro

  • Welcome!
  • How to Use This Course

Section One

  • 1.1 “How Do I Know if I Have What it Takes?”
  • 1.2 Where Do You Want to Go?
  • 1.3 Preparing a Space For Your Practice
  • 1.4 Our First Wobbly Steps Toward Mastery

Section Two

  • Intro: Four Ways to Train
  • 2.1 Observe
  • 2.2 Study
  • 2.3 Practice
  • 2.4 Experiment
  • Section Two Wrap-Up

Section Three

  • Intro: Practice is tough. So why practice?
  • 3.1 Pitfalls of Self-Teaching
  • 3.2 Motivation
  • 3.3 Can Songwriting Be Practiced?

Section Four

  • Intro: Bongo’s Busted Ass
  • 4.1 How to Study
  • 4.2 How to Practice
  • 4.3 Automaticity
  • 4.4 Creative Restrictions

Outro

  • Outro: New Skills Are Always Awkward
  • What’s Next for The Art of Daily Practice?

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