Self-Assessment Mental Practice Checklist Year 7 Homework Task 4

 I can visualize placing my instrument in playing position

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 I can imagine the kinesthetic and tactile feeling of placing my instrument in playing position.

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 I have a very/fairly (circle one) accurate sense of the distances and positions involved.

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 I can imagine the full sensory experience (visual, kinesthetic, tactile) of placing my fingers down
on the fingerboard and lifting them up again.

Mark a “x” on the range to indicate your current ability:

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 I can imagine the difference between placing my fingers in a tone and a semitone relationship

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 I can imagine the sounds of the notes played pizzicato accurately in my imagination while
simulating or imagining through my playing actions.

VAGUE AND FUZZY LIFELIKE, REALISTIC AND ACCURATE

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 I can imagine myself singing the solfa, letter names and finger positions ie 1D, 2D etc while
imagining myself playing the notes.

VAGUE AND FUZZY LIFELIKE, REALISTIC AND ACCURATE

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 I can accurately simulate playing through a piece in time with a metronome

Imagine seeing the music notation for a piece. Imagine accurately what it needs to sound like in your
head.

VAGUE AND FUZZY LIFELIKE, REALISTIC AND ACCURATE

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