The Best Practice Journal Designed by Real Music Teachers for Real Music Students
We looked at a lot of practice journals for our students but couldn’t find one that met all of our needs. That’s when we had the idea to create The Music Student’s Practice Journal: Tracking Your Artistry for Success. We wanted a practice journal with more writing space and more opportunities for goal setting and reflection. After all, effective practice isn’t all about quantity. It’s also about quality! Now our students not only record their practice time but also have a call to action when it comes to reflecting on their practice effectiveness and progress each week.
Practice Journal Pages
The first page of each week’s practice entry offers space to write down the assignment, with sections for technique, repertoire, music theory, and reminders. A small section of staff is included for demonstration of music theory concepts. The second page includes a practice log for recording practice minutes, a practice reflection section, and space to write down questions for the teacher.
Music Goals
Each copy of The Music Student’s Practice Journal starts with an achievement plan, allowing students to write down their top three goals for the year along with actionable steps to achieve each goal. Research has proven that writing down goals is a highly effective way to see them through to completion. We agree and love to see our students being intentional about what they want to accomplish!
Memory Goals
For piano students or other musicians required to memorize music, the memory goals page is an excellent place to record memory deadlines and check them off when completed. For everyone else, convert this into a page for performance preparation deadlines in order to set goals for playing tests or auditions.
Staff Paper
There are several pages of additional staff paper in the back of this practice journal to help meet students’ music theory and composition needs. Say goodbye to printing out extra sheets of staff paper. We’ve got it covered!
