Da Capo Paper
Music Practice Journal
21 pages of practice tools for adult musicians: hard passages, tempo, and getting ready to play for someone.
- 21 pages, instant download on Etsy
- Print on US Letter or A4, in color or low-ink
- A Goodnotes edition with clickable tabs
- Five PDF files, nothing ships
It's made for the hard parts of practice. Use it on a passage that keeps breaking or a tempo you can't reach yet. Count down to the date you need to be ready by. Every tool page starts with one small first step and a time estimate. There's a page for getting back in after a break. An energy menu helps you pick what to do on a low day.
This isn't a method book. Use it alongside your lessons, book or videos. Use the pages however you work: start anywhere and skip anything.
What's inside
- 1Cover
- 2Start here five ways in, plus an index
Start
- 3Back after a break a five-minute way back in after time away
- 4Energy menu pick what to do by how much energy you have
Practice
- 5Session cards three short sessions per page
- 6Stuck spot four steps for the part that keeps breaking, with two blank staves
- 7Tempo ladder climb from a tempo you can play cleanly up to your goal
- 8Listen back record one take and note what you hear
- 9Exercise to piece give an exercise a job in your pieces
- 10Practice log a line per session
Pieces
- 11Piece map split a piece into sections and shade each one in
- 12Twelve-week plan up to three pieces and one technique focus
Performance
- 13Performance plan set list and countdown
- 14Run-through log eight run-throughs
- 15Performance day times, packing list and warm-up
- 16After the performance what held up, what broke and what to practice next
Open pages
- 17Staff paper
- 18Lined page
- 19Dot grid
Reference
- 20Ways to work a passage 12 practice methods to pick from
- 21Printing and help
Works for
Piano, guitar, voice, strings, winds or any other instrument. It's for adult students, returning players and anyone getting ready to perform. Use it for a recital, open mic, gig, audition or a lesson where you play for someone.
The filled-in pages in the photos are examples. The pages you download are blank. For personal use.
Questions
How do I download my files?
On Etsy.com in a web browser (computer, phone or tablet), go to You > Purchases and click Download Files. The Etsy app can't download files.
Which file should I print?
US Letter for the US and Canada, A4 for most other countries. Print at 100% or Actual Size, with Fit to Page turned off. Use the Low-Ink version to save ink.
Can I use it on a tablet?
Yes. Import the PDF into Goodnotes, Notability, Xodo, or any app that lets you write on PDFs. Every kit includes a Goodnotes edition with clickable tabs made for tablets.
Can I get a refund?
Digital downloads can't be returned once the files are delivered. If a file won't open or prints wrong, message me and I'll fix it.
Can I share or sell the files?
Personal use only. Reprint pages as often as you want for your own practice, but please don't share, resell, or post the files.
The links don't work in Goodnotes.
Open the Goodnotes edition (its file name ends in Digital-Goodnotes). Tap a tab or page name with your finger. If a tap draws a line, touch and hold the link and choose Open Link, or switch to Read Only. On Android, Windows and the web, switch to Read Only first. Still stuck? Message me on Etsy.
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