Susanna Klein
PROFESSOR | AUTHOR | VIOLINIST
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Hi there! I'm Susanna and I have a love/hate relationship with practice.
Maybe you do too?
Practizma (praak-TIZ-mah): a feeling of efficiency, empowerment, and joy associated with practicing music.
After years of loathing too many moments in practice, I started noticing the same trends in my students and colleagues. I wanted a solution, so in 2010, I began creating resources for efficient practicing for my studio of violinists at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Here's what I've learned. While we can all agree that progress is paramount, it can't be the only goal. Feeling good about our journey is important. It is not an afterthought, a byproduct, or a bonus. Joy fuels artistic growth and sustains us as human beings.
I am interested in cultivating "what if" practice, the kind of practice that is stimulating, daring, surprising, and deeply satisfying. I think we can make ourselves happy with practice, if done right.
Eventually, I coined the term "Practizma" for the powerful and positive musical process I was trying to promote.
Practizma (praak-TIZ-mah): a feeling of efficiency, empowerment, and joy associated with practicing music.
Then, I took all my research and wrote a practice journal called Practizma all about how to incorporate efficiency, empowerment and joy into YOUR practice.
free download
Ignite your practice and download the intro + 3 sample prompts from the Practizma Practice Journal!
RESOURCES
designed to empower your practice!
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ABOUT ME
During the day I'm a professor, at night a violinist, and at twilight I'm a writer!
Originally from Stuttgart, Germany, I have enjoyed a varied career as a violinist, educator, author, speaker and researcher on the East Coast.
I study practice psychology and how technology enhances practice. And the big news: I'm currently in the middle of writing a book on the psychology of practice (gulp).
I'm the author of the Practizma Practice Journal, the co-creator of the Clipza app (so you can take better video when you practice), and the Associate Professor of Violin and Coordinator of strings at Virginia Commonwealth University.