Welcome to the JVL Practice Tracker!
Track your progress
Reach your goals
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle
The JVL Practice Tracker
In order to progress, we must be organized and (as much as possible) practice daily. One common pitfall is to just go with the flow and practice whatever and whenever. While that is ok for the occasional musician, that is not for the serious one.
Download and customize this template to track your practice routine and reach your goals!
Watch it in action
Download or make a copy of the’ Practice tracker’ template.
Use the topics listed, edit them, add your owns.
Define your monthly goals.
Practice, track your progress and see you at the top!
You can duplicate the template for your personal life or any other activities!
Tips to practice
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Be clear about your goals (talk with your teacher)
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Practice daily
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Use checklists
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Practice precision, then creativity
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Focus on sound and rhythm
Let us know your thoughts, questions, or other tips in the comments below
Who is Alex Terrier?
Alex Terrier was born in Paris, France. In 2004 he received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York in 2007 where he lived until 2021.
Alex Terrier is a Grammy nominated artist and has been associated with Kenny Barron, George Garzone, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Paquito D’Rivera, the Mingus Big Band and many more.
He is hailed by Dave Liebman as “a very impressive saxophonist and composer”.
2 comments on “Practice Tracker”
Hello, Alex.
I love the idea of the habit of practicing music at first sight. What exactly would you recommend practicing – big band scores, jazz standards?
Thanks for sharing so much with us,
Aleix
Hey Aleix! it really depends what you want to achieve. What are your goals this year? in the next three months? Maybe it’s preparing for a concert, a recording. Maybe it’s about improving my technique (be precise: scale? arpeggios? sound?), or expanding my repertoire (make a list of standards you want to learn and a time window).
On JVL we are focusing on improving our musicianship and improvisation skills, so I always say our top priorities are:
1- sound
2- rhythm
3- technique
4- using the 3 previous topics to develop our creativity
To summarize, write down your objectives (your private teacher could help you with that), now you must practice daily to reach these objectives. A very common trap is to do one exercise one day and then think it’s done, but a week later it’s like that day didn’t even exist! Repetition, small steps one after another will lead to a lasting transformation.