# 089 - The Science of Practicing: What I’m Learning from Molly Gebrian's Book Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/089-the-science-of-practicing-what-i-m-learning-from-molly-gebrian-s-book Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/089-the-science-of-practicing-what-i-m-learning-from-molly-gebrian-s-book.md Podcast: [Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376) Published: 2025-11-05T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/089 Audio file: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/690a0e62d651c2135e49f1d4/1765557260116/089+-+The+Science+of+Practicing.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/episodes/089-the-science-of-practicing-what-i-m-learning-from-molly-gebrian-s-book Duration seconds: 1025 ## Resource One of the things I love about teaching is that we can draw on many disciplines to make our work better—art, psychology, learning theories, and even neuroscience. Recently, I’ve been reading about what brain research can tell us about practicing and how we learn, and it’s fascinating. Welcome back to our 2-part series on practicing. In part 1, we talked about the art of practicing. I shared what I’m learning from Madeline Bruser’s book, The Art of Practicing , and how I’m carrying these concepts and strategies into my practice sessions and studio. In this episode, part 2, we’ll explore Molly Gebrian’s book, Learn Faster, Perform Better . This book is all about the neuroscience of practicing: how we learn, process, and retain information. If you’ve been reading along with us in the Musician & Co. Book Club , you likely have some insights of your own, but I wanted to share what stood out to me and how it’s impacting my practicing and my teaching. For show notes + a full transcript, click here . Resources Mentioned *Disclosure: some of the links in this episode are affiliate links, which means if you decide to purchase through any of them, I will earn a small commission. This helps support the podcast and allows me to continue creating free content. Thank you for your support! The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music From the Heart (Madeline Bruser) Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing (Molly Gebrian) Join the Musician & Co. Book Club (it’s free!) Sign up for the Lunch & Learn: Practicing Workshop on 11/10 (it’s free!) Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume 1 (J.S. Bach) Ep. 038 - The Secrets of Interleaved Practice: What We Can Learn From Cognitive Science If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review in Ap… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/episodes/089-the-science-of-practicing-what-i-m-learning-from-molly-gebrian-s-book/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/089-the-science-of-practicing-what-i-m-learning-from-molly-gebrian-s-book.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.