practice routine
Rehearsal schedule followed
A practice routine is a structured set of exercises or activities performed regularly to develop or maintain a skill.
Musicians follow practice routines to build technique, athletes use them to stay sharp.
The phrase emphasizes both consistency and deliberate organization: She sticks to a strict practice routine before competitions.
Unlike casual practice, a routine implies intention and repetition.
- drillHole-boring device
- repetitionAct of redoing
- rinse and repeatDo the same again
- habitSettled regular tendency
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
dry run · exercise · daily · discipline · training · warm-up · muscle memory · ritual · schedule · regimen · workout · consistent · mastery · technique · reps · building blocks · dedication · morning
- piano basicshand position, curved fingers, middle C, white keys, black keys
- wind techniquesembouchure, articulation, fingering, tonguing, breathing
practice routinewinging it
Proceeding without preparation
going through the motions · chaos · improvisation · messing around · playing around
practice routineabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
idleness · stagnation · rust · atrophy · neglect
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