Practicing in between music lessons
Students who practice regularly improve far more rapidly than those who practice sporadically. Practicing regularly helps develop discipline and aids in the development of music reading kills and better technique, fine motor skills and muscle memory.
There are no rules when it comes to practicing music however small amounts of regular practice is much better than just one massive session. If you only play your instrument during your lesson then your muscles will have trouble remembering what you did and you won’t progress very quickly. Aim to practice a minimum of three days a week for 10-15 minutes a days. It’s better to spread these days out so that they are not all in a row. It’s also a good idea for your child to keep a note book and write down anything that they’re struggling with during practice, so they can remember to bring it up with their music tutor during their next lesson.
Instead of skipping from song to song, it’s really important to learn each song properly, thereby mastering the techniques taught in the song instead of skipping from song to song. It’s likely that when you run into a problem or a particularly difficult part of a song, that you’ll decide to go for another song leaving the first behind. The new song might be a bit hard too, so you try another and so on. The result is that without having really mastered a song properly you’ll feel like it’s all too hard. Don’t give up learning a song when it seems too difficult. Master each song first before moving on to a new one.