The Pros and Cons of Binge Practicing

Have you ever heard of "binge practicing" before? So, binge practicing is kind of what it sounds like, it's where you are practicing for large amounts at a time.

And you can also binge practice often, so you are binge practicing frequently. It's kind of like binge-watching Netflix. It's like you watch 5 hours one day and 5 hours the next day, and it keeps on going on like that.

Well, today, I want to talk about the pros of binge practicing and the cons of binge practicing for your jazz playing.

In this episode:

The pros of binge practicing
1.  Drastic improvement in technical proficiency
2.  Sheer exposure
3.  Gain more confidence in playing

The cons of binge practicing
1.  Tendency to get burned-out
2.  Inability to sustain binge practicing which leads to frustration
3.  Inability to notice one's progress
4.  Tendency to practice mindlessly
5.  Exposure to possible injury

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