Chapter 10

Question 1

deliberate practice

Answer 1

practice with the explicit goal of improving performance

Question 2

mere repetition

Answer 2

repeating the same actions with the hope that it will lead to improvement

Question 3

informal practice

Answer 3

practice time is spent playing for fun, playing by ear etc

Question 4

distributed practice

Answer 4

practice time is divided into several short sessions

Question 5

massed practice

Answer 5

practice time is concentrated into a single session

Question 6

serial strategies

Answer 6

every time a mistake is made students go to the beginning of the piece

Question 7

segmented strategies

Answer 7

dividing a composition into segments and learning each segment separately

Question 8

additive strategies

Answer 8

word was divided into segments but continually lengthened so that the piece was learned in rapidly expanding segments

Question 9

holistic

Answer 9

playing pieces from beginning to end

Question 10

mental practice

Answer 10

the imaginary rehearsal of a physical skill in the absence of large muscular movements

Question 11

Analytical Pre-study

Answer 11

studying the music before engaging in physical practice

Question 12

mental rehearsal

Answer 12

implemented after engaging in a period of practice

playing through the parts of a musical work in the individuals mind

Question 13

modelling

Answer 13

teaching tool where a specific behaviour is imitated by a student

Question 14

aural models

Answer 14

audio or audiovisual recordings

Question 15

mental stimulation

Answer 15

imagining the production of an action without physically performing it and is the foundation of mental practice