I see a lot of posts here about people feeling stuck or unsure if their practice is actually working. I was in that cycle for a long time, and one thing that actually made a huge difference was tracking my practice.
There are plenty of great free tools, but my favorite is Noteshare so I wanted to share it. I was introduced to it on a different subreddit a couple months ago and it changed my practice: https://notesharemusic.com/
The main impacts a tool like this has for me are:
- It drives accountability: I now have to record my daily practice entry and there is a digital log of this habit, serving as proof-of-practice
- It helps me reflect each week on the quality of my practice (e.g., how long did I practice last week, what did I work on, is there anything in my routine I should change?)
- It helps me maintain context between sessions: instead of keeping a mental log of 5-6 things I'm working on at any given time, my tracker reminds me of exactly what I should pick back up on each session
I really recommend you try one of many free practice tools out there (Andante / Modacity are two others I have tried at different points) to see if they can make a serious impact on your practice.
Submitted March 29, 2026 at 07:17PM by Foreign_Ride9585 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1s78sam/if_youre_struggling_to_make_progress_use_a/?utm_source=ifttt