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PRACTICE TIP
The Key to Sure Progress: Daily D-I-D-S (part 4)

More than ever, people are busy. Adults are busy. Kids are busy. Students of all ages - busy. If we want to make the most of our lesson time and investment, we will do well to spend our precious practice time efficiently. One proven approach is to follow the path of DIDS - Diatonics, Intervals, Devices, Songs - apportioning our time conscientiously in these areas.

Part 4: "S" is for SONGS

A hundred bebop heads, a few hundred standards, pop tunes, country, classic rock, Motown, the Beatles... Proficiency means different things to different people, but the more songs you know, the better will be your communication with more musicians. Tick-tock. Learning songs can be made much easier by recognizing a few characteristics shared by a majority of tunes. These are (1) the common song forms, and (2) the common chord progressions.

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