Psychology

Deliberate Practice

A young ballet dancer stretching with teacher explaining techniques

After learning that my daughter practices piano every day, a friend referred me to “The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance” by K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Th. Krampe, and Clemens Tesch-Romer, in hopes that I can structure my daughter’s piano practice according to the findings presented in the essay. Despite that it shouldn’t require a research paper to remind me of the importance of…