How to Practice to Target Endurance
Limit practicing to 10 minutes/ practice period. It is ideal to practice twice daily for 10 minutes each time.
It is recommended to measure your endurance at the beginning, middle, and end of each practice session.
Practice playing music with color coding to indicate chord changes.
Measures of Endurance:
Length of time can sustain single tone – high pitch:
| Beginning of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| Middle of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| End of Practice | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
Length of time can sustain single tone – middle range of pitch:
| Beginning of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| Middle of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| End of Practice | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
Length of time can sustain single tone – low pitch:
| Beginning of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| Middle of Practice: | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
| End of Practice | Inhaling: | Exhaling: |
Number of notes able to play in one breath – beginning of practice:
Name of song:
Number of notes able to play in one breath – end of practice:
Name of song:
Number of phrases able to play in one breath – beginning of practice:
Name of song:
Number of phrases able to play in one breath – end of practice:
Name of song:
Number of seconds can play consecutively (without stopping) prior to tiring:
Time of day:
Description of today’s activities and general physical status: