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I recently came across an online course called "Welcome to Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects." The course is available for free on the educational portal Coursera. In the course, University professor Barbara Oakley shares her 10 Rules for Good and Bad Studying -- most of the rules can be directly applied to your bagpipe practice.  Although we've talked about many of these before here on the Studio, these lists are a great reminder of good and bad practice habits.  For more about the online course, visit the course registration page on Coursera.  Enjoy! 10 Rules of Good Studying • Use recall. After you read a page, look away and recall the main ideas. Highlight very little, and never highlight anything you haven’t put in your mind first by recalling. Try recalling main ideas when you are walking to class or in a different room from where you originally learned it. An ability to ...