After an eye-opening conversation one day with a friend who runs a private voice studio, I realized the importance of tracking how much time I spend practicing on a regular basis. But it doesn’t actually matter how much time you spend practicing if you aren’t practicing well. Practicing is a skill, not a chore*, and I promise you can learn how to practice smarter, cut down your time in the practice room, and improve faster than you ever have before. *Well… sometimes it’s a ch

Not all that long ago, I found myself sitting and chatting with a friend of mine who operates a robust private voice studio. Teenagers comprise the majority of her students, and we started discussing their practice habits. My friend went into detail about how she structures her lessons and how she assigns a practice schedule to every student. She helps them know what to practice every day and how to divvy up their practice time (5 minutes for warm-up, 10 min working on words,