Ethan Chilton's Practice Diary
Hey there folks! I'd let this feature sit on the backburner a bit, but thanks to I thought I'd put something of my own together. I'd like for others to post something similar if they're so inclined by creating a new post in the Practice Diary category!
In fact, I think I'm willing to commit to posting a practice update every single week for myself. This will hold me more accountable in my own personal practice, and hopefully throw some more inspiration out there for you all!
What are you practicing? Why are you practicing it? Where are you stuck? There are a few worksheets/resources for organizing this that I've put here, and I'd like to encourage others to utilize them.
Practice resources
Check out this page for our tonebase practice resources, as well as videos from tonebase founder Chris Garwood demonstrating how to utilize them for best results!
https://join.tonebase.co/unlocked-practice-toolkit
These three pages include:
The Ultimate Practice Toolkit Practice Guide
Weekly Goal Setting PDF
Practice Checklist
These are also all attached to this post
I use these to identify my priorities, plan my practice sessions, and hold myself accountable!
Books
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Effortless Mastery by Kenny Warner
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
Deep Work by Cal Newport
The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
Don't Read This Book: Time Management for Creative People by Donald Roos
Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Galloway
A New Earth & The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
All these books are excellent for cultivating a mindset of how to be a good practicer and WILL help you become a more successful musician!
Each week I will post a new Weekly Goal Setting page, as well as update you on my Practice Checklist :)
I encourage all of you to do the same!
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH
I'm preparing for a show on Saturday the 21st and an evening recording session on October 4th. So I'm working primarily on fundamentals and improvisation.
Here are my goals for this coming week!
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YAY! Great to see your practice plan Ethan!
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Update for week of September 23rd!
I had a show on Saturday that felt great. It was a really intimate outdoor duo concert, and I was playing with an effects rig. My tone was the way I wanted it and my control also felt nice. However I think I'm working a bit too hard to get a dark sound since my mouthpiece is very bright, so I'd like to make it a priority this week to start searching for a larger mouthpiece that keeps the 3c rim that I've grown accustomed to.Other than that, I'm prepping for a rehearsal next Sunday before recording a friend's album. So it'll be back to more jazz. Updated goal sheet is here!
