how many hours do you practice?

College Majors Music Major
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<p>How much practicing is much?</p>

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<p>About an hour in the morning, sometimes more. Then about another half hour after school doing theory.</p>

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<p>depends
as a voice student you can only do so much</p>

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<p>DS (college student) practices more than 3-5 hours a day, plus his ensemble rehearsal time and chamber time..and lessons. This is NOT done all at once. It is broken up into chunks of time.</p>

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<p>LOL. Thats one of the reasons DD switched from piano to voice. Didn't want to practice too much! Besides, you can't practice piano in the shower.</p>

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<p>My son (cello) now practices 2 hours a day. This is a more recent development - in the last 6 months & he has noticed a huge jump in advancement. With finals this week he is having a tough time but still manages by trying to manage his time down to the minute almost. </p>

<p>I am not counting weekly youth symphony, high school orchestra, honors orchestra or even private lessons. I'm assuming you are asking about the amount given to personal practice.</p>

<p>He finally understands that this is something he should have been doing all along.</p>

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<p>I practice 4-6 hours under ordinary circumstances; 3-4 on days with multiple rehearsals or when there's relatively little to do, and 5-6 when I have the time and there's a lot to do.
Last semester was the first semester of college during which I regularly got enough sleep; however, my access to practice space was limited as I was on an exchange program. It was disturbing to realize that I could progress as well practicing less and resting more! This semester, back at school, I hope to sleep adequately AND practice more. Even if you feel alert (as I did thanks to caffeine), I'm convinced that development of muscle memory and strength is slower when you're suffering from chronic sleep deprivation.</p>

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<p>Last year, when I was still in high school, I only did about 40 minutes a day. Now, when I'm at school I usually do abut two hours, more on weekends.</p>

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<p>I know fiddlefrog plays the violin and thumper1's son plays the trumpet--I'm guessing euphgal plays the euphonium! Would love to know what instrument people are practicing.</p>

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<p>well for us singers practicing doesn't always involve vocalising, we can go over words, diction, rhythms, story and everything else. my voice teacher says i should pracice two hours a day and work on those other things for about 40 minutes extra per day, but that's slightly ridiculous as i have choir already for anywhere from 1.5 hours to 3.5 hours per day depending on the day</p>

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<p>gdt - I'm glad you're not practicing 2 hrs a day on top of choir rehearsal - that sounds stressful. Unlike other instruments, sometimes the voice can benefit from rest. My D does some form of vocalization every day, but doesn't necessarily sing every day. She does do exercises for her breath support and, for her, it is almost as important for her to go to the gym as to sing. Aerobic exercise is very important for singers - as is stretching. Swimming is considered to be best.</p>

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<p>High school flutist (not in school band, but have numerous other musical opportunities), and around 2 hours everyday.</p>

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<p>I attend a junior college, hoping to transfer to a 4 year University next year. Being a voice major, I practice 2 hours a day (An hour in the morning, and an hour in the late afternoon/early evening). This is however only on my singing. I also study for at least 3 hours a day on other things such as sight singing, music theory, piano and aural skills. Being music major can be tough sometimes, but I love every single minute of it! <em>smile</em></p>

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<p>OP, it matters more HOW SMART you practice than how long you practice. ;)</p>

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<p>lkf725 is right. DD's teacher was not happy with how she was progressing and went over with her how she practicing. She made some adjustments and things are going well now. The adjsutments were not how much time she was spending but on what she was doing.</p>