Interleaved practice music

1. What is interleaving in music?
2. What is the interleaved practice?
3. Is interleaved practice good?
4. Is interleaving better than blocking?

What is interleaving in music?

Musicians often return to the practice room only to find that the results of the previous day's practice were not retained (Stambaugh, 2011b). An alternative to blocked practice is interleaved practice, which involves practicing multiple tasks concurrently by alternating between them.

What is the interleaved practice?

Interleaved practice – when you are learning two or more related concepts or skills, instead of focusing exclusively on one concept or skill at a time, it can be helpful to alternate between them (for example, if you are learning topic A and topic B, rather than practice only A on one day and only B on the next, you ...

Is interleaved practice good?

Interleaving has been shown to be more effective than blocked practice for developing the skills of categorization and problem solving; interleaving also leads to better long-term retention and improved ability to transfer learned knowledge.

Is interleaving better than blocking?

Over the past four decades, a small but growing body of research has found that interleaving often outperforms blocking for a variety of subjects, including sports and category learning.