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The National Piping Centre in Glasgow is one of the most well-known institutions of piping in Scotland. Piping Today Magazine is the Centre's flagship publication. I've written the teaching column for the magazine, called Sound Technique. Here's an article I wrote for the magazine called:  Getting the most out of your practice What is practice? How is practice different from simply playing your instrument? Practice is focused on making changes and producing results.  Good practice leads to learning new skills, achieving mastery, or building consistency. What are some of the specific things you might work on when you practice? Learning a new tune Memorising a tune Troubleshooting the tricky bits Getting a tune up to speed Making the tune reliable Building stamina Improving your tone Getting better and faster at tuning Preparing for performance or competition and the list goes on... With so many different things to practice, how do you choose what to practice ...