Way back on Episode 27, I talked about the power of having quarterly goals. Since then, I've spent over a year in an accountability group centered around quarterly goals, and have gained more clarity on what works and what doesn't. This is a revised look at one of the most powerful ways to keep succeeding at anything.

Previous episode on this topic: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/77965d9f/the-power-of-quarterly-goals-or-ep27

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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Sight reading is the first time you play through a piece of music, but the "sight reading mode" can last for a long time. The sight reading mode is the stage where you feel like your eyes have to stay glued to the sheet music for nearly every performance second because your mind and body has no real familiarity with the music. It's not that you're trying to play it from memory, but everything is just cautious and not clicking. This episode offers 7 things you can do to take your music to the next stage of learning!

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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Playing your instrument while following other musicians is an art, and one of the essential tools of musicianship. Dr. Rachel Ehring chats with me in this episode about why this is a good skill to learn, the challenges unique to collaborating, and how this opens the doors to opportunities for both amateurs and professionals.

Links for this Episode

Rachel's Website: https://rachelehring.com/

1:1 Coaching: https://skilled-trailblazer-7766.kit.com/products/private-1-1-coaching

Free Collaborative Rate Calculator: https://skilled-trailblazer-7766.kit.com/b5e06d175a

Free Webinar on Accompanying: https://skilled-trailblazer-7766.ck.page/a77faf8007

Instagram @RachelEhring

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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Some classical musicians have severe anxiety about playing from memory, and others just want to avoid it, but this episode offers 9 reasons why memorizing everything you ever practice is actually a solution to that and more!

Click here for the episode on HOW to memorize music: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/791a00c3/tactics-for-memorizing-music-or-ep47

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find all episodes of this podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit

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This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps music teachers with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling. Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

The most common question I get from students and their parents when they ask about practice is: "how many minutes should I be practicing?". This isn't the first question they should ask. To get the most out of your practice, you need to work on 3 habits in a specific order to set a good foundation. This episode introduces the Practice Pyramid to help make sure you are not just practicing enough minutes, but also to avoid wasting those minutes.

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps music teachers with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling. Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

Michael Hall is a Chicago-based violist who is an international soloist, clinician, and artistic director. He has carved a career for himself with a zeal for living composers and new music, as well as his work with musicians around the globe, including as artistic director for the Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra in Indonesia. His passion is infectious, and he provides inspiration for any typically orchestral musician who wants to thrive as a full-time musician without being a full-time member of an orchestra or having a large teaching studio.

Michael's website is: https://michaelhallviola.com/Welcome.html

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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If you haven't yet graduated from school, you should seize the opportunity THIS SUMMER to go to camp. You'll grow as a musician in ways you probably haven't yet imagined.

After listening, click here to find a summer music camp: https://www.musicalamerica.com/pages/?pagename=camps2025&header

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find all episodes of this podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit

You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1

This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps music teachers with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling. Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

If you or your child is looking ahead to starting middle school, you likely have the opportunity to sign up for band or orchestra, and you absolutely should!! An instrumental ensemble offers many benefits that you cannot get in private lessons, and a different set of benefits from singing in a chorus. And if you're older, even an adult, there are opportunities for you to play as well. Let's talk about why you should play in band or orchestra.

If you're not in school, find a band at https://www.acbands.org/find-a-band-directory2

Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit.

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If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find all episodes of this podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit

You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1

This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps music teachers with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling. Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.