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Lecture / Discussion:Practice Secrets from Sports Psychology: What Athletes Know and Musicians Need
Piano
Location: Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall - 10-30-2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (America/New_York) (1 hour)

All are welcome as the Department of Piano hosts a lecture by guest scholar Barbara Fast. Practice smarter with high-performance strategies from sports research. Discover powerful, often counterintuitive learning methods that help musicians practice more effectively, making every minute count. Strategies from Dr. Fast’s forthcoming chapter in *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* will be shared. ABOUT THE SPEAKER BARBARA FAST, David Ross Boyd Professor Emerita, University of Oklahoma, presents workshops internationally and nationally. She received the Frances Clark Center’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her publications include a chapter in the forthcoming *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* and co-authorship of *iPractice: Technology in the 21st Century Music Practice Room* (Oxford).

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