Not Until You've Done Your Practice: The classic survival guide for kids who are learning a musical instrument, but hate practicing

by David Sutton and Philip Johnston

You've bought the instrument, you're paying for lessons...and your kid won't practice. Don't panic. Big print, cartoon filled survival guide for kids who love to play, but hate to practice. From... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 064640265X
• ISBN13: 9780646402659
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: PracticeSpot Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book for Music Teachers, Parents, and Students!

A fun, easy read with terrific tips on practicing. I am a music teacher and a parent of music students and found the book very helpful and practical. The style of the book is fun and humorous, but right on in terms of developing good practice habits.

A funny, clever book that my elementary age kids devoured from cover to cover

I am a homeschooler and my children take piano lessons from another teacher. We recently moved to another country and I am now teaching them their school and piano lessons. I was looking for a resource that would be something where the kids could get guidance on practicing without it coming from a nagging mom. This book is fantastic - it has cute cartoon displays on every page to illustrate what the author is saying in a very humerous and light hearted way. The kids remembered the suggestions from the book about practicing and retained the guidance. Now when they're playing something too fast, I just ask them - what did the book say about that? They giggle and sometimes even show me the cartoon to remind me.

Not Until You've Done Your Practice!

As a private piano teacher with more than 30 years experience,I like this book because it is easy for students to read and give some thought to their practice.

Easy read

This book was a quick read with great information for piano parents, students of piano and teachers of piano. I sat down and read it in a day.