Welcome back, my friends! It's 2024, and I can't believe that DeBord Studios turns 7 years old this year. While the studio has been...

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There are LOTS of excuses readily available to us when we don't want to (or feel like) practicing our instrument. One of the easiest to...

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If you want to master a skill, Malcom Gladwell tells us that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. Whether you agree with his figure

In my second level pointed pen class, I often talk about good practice habits with my students. And in my last class, one of my students...