6.6 Chapter 6 Assessment

1. According to the science of practice, which approach leads to the deepest long-term retention?

• A) Massed practice—repeating the same passage many times in a row
• B) Playing through the entire piece from start to finish each session
• C) Spaced and interleaved practice—distributing work across sessions and mixing material
• D) Practicing only the sections you already play well

2. What is the recommended benchmark for building muscle memory on a passage?

• A) 3 perfect repetitions
• B) 6 perfect repetitions
• C) 10 perfect repetitions
• D) As many repetitions as possible in 30 minutes

3. When practicing intonation with a drone, what should the player listen for to confirm they are in tune?

• A) The drone becomes louder
• B) The drone disappears completely
• C) A faster wobble or pulsing sound
• D) The beats (wobble) slow down and disappear as the waves align

4. In the Kodály method, what does "movable do" mean?

• A) "Do" always represents the tonic of whatever key you are in
• B) "Do" is always the note C regardless of key
• C) "Do" moves up chromatically with each exercise
• D) "Do" refers to a specific hand sign, not a pitch

5. What is audiation?

• A) Playing music at a very soft dynamic to hear inner details
• B) Hearing and comprehending music mentally without physical sound
• C) Recording yourself and playing it back
• D) Listening to a professional recording before practicing

6. In the interleaved clicking-up method for fast passages, what happens after you reach a new tempo with an isolated section?

• A) You move on to the next section and never return to the previous one
• B) You restart the entire piece from the beginning at the original tempo
• C) You combine it with previous sections at a lower tempo, then continue clicking up
• D) You play the section at the goal tempo three times and stop

7. In the "Record and Play Back 3 Times" method, what are the three variables you listen for on each playback?

• A) Pulse, intonation, and musical details
• B) Tone, dynamics, and tempo
• C) Rhythm, articulation, and posture
• D) Pitch, volume, and breathing

8. In the "Practice Performing" method, when do you erase all previous check marks for an excerpt?

• A) After every third attempt regardless of outcome
• B) At the start of each new practice session
• C) When the excerpt reaches 3 check marks
• D) When you miss something on any subsequent attempt