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Why We Don’t Do What Really Works: Hardest First and Other Practice Tips for Happy Brains (20 minute video)
Our brains learn most efficiently with specific practice habits, but research shows we naturally avoid some of them. Tips for helping students practice in effective ways that really work are explored in this workshop.
Barbara Fast, NCTM, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Intelligent Music Making: Changing the Practicing Routine (30 minute video)
This presentation will discuss how intellectual standards allow us to explore creativity in a structured way. The presenter will describe seven steps that can prepare a growing performer for an informed and original interpretation.
Olga Kleiankina, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Practicing With Pen and Paper: Incorporating Score Studying Into the Studio (20 minute video)
Score studying is often espoused and little practiced. This presentation offers ideas for incorporating score studying into our student’s practice, including specific strategies for intermediate and advanced students.
Brendan Jacklin, Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, Tennessee

The Psychology of Boredom: Creating the Drive to Practice (article)
This poster session connects research on the psychology of boredom to practical examples that may be used to improve practice sessions. Lesson and practice techniques to create a richer understanding of the music by stimulating curiosity and engagement are included. 
Joan Wallace, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Symmetrical Inversion: A Pianist’s Journey Toward Ambidexterity (50 minute video)
This presentation explores ambidexterity at the piano as a fully achievable goal, approached through symmetrical inversion. Through mirroring exercises, we can use our “dominant” hands to more effectively and efficiently teach our secondary hands.
Winston Choi, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois