Author: Logan Chopyk, DM

How To Use Distracted Practicing By Dr. Logan Chopyk Many greats like Nathan Zgonc, Brian Hecht, and Aaron McCalla have been watching TV or listening to music while practicing for years to great effect. At first glance, this flies in the face of the popular music education dogma surrounding the “10,000 hours of deliberate practice.”… Read more

By Dr. Logan Chopyk I specialize in teaching music to autistic individuals. Over the years, I’ve found that a vast majority of the most effective strategies I use didn’t come from a standard music education curriculum. Instead, they came from a vastly different realm: coaching musicians retraining from Focal Dystonia. Many of the insights gained… Read more

By Dr. Logan Chopyk I was honored to spend all day yesterday coaching a local middle school band program’s low brass players. Working with these students is always a rewarding experience, but it also highlighted a trend that I think is fairly universal for players of this age and experience level: the tendency to play softly… Read more

By Dr. Logan Chopyk, DM As a music educator, one of my primary goals is to foster independence in my students. Whether I am working with an advanced brass player preparing for an audition or guiding a neurodivergent student through adaptive piano lessons, the time spent in the studio is only a fraction of the… Read more