A. Intro a. Thesis

B. What is practice?C. What is the issue with practice?

a. Musicians are not succeeding, although they spend countless hours in the practice rooms.

b. Musicians lack the skills of effective practicing. They are not taught by their primary teachers practice techniques, attitudes, routines etc.

D. What are the cause and effects of practice?a. Ineffective practice leads to little, to none, musical growth and

development. b. Ineffective practice is not only caused by lack of practice strategies.

E. What does the Bible say about discipline?F. What do scholars say about discipline?G. Music as a spiritual discipline

a. What is a spiritual discipline?b. Can practice be categorized as a spiritual discipline?

H. Actiona. Music students of APU must be aware of how to practice b. If they approach music as a spiritual discipline, they will waste less

time in the practice room.