Fantabulous Music Practice!®
Plananizer® Success System
“No going back! I’ve tried other systems before, but couldn’t really keep track of my music goals. Now—with my Fantabulous Music Practice! Plananizer Success System—I keep track of what I want to achieve and follow through with ease, attaining my goals with faster results…and…I’m a better musician!”
Lauren Brockman, 11th grade flutist
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“What an exciting program! I really enjoyed it! The pace and tone motivate me to keep trying, and even if I’m not always disciplined enough to use the Plananizer [Pilot] every day, I don’t feel bad, because there are ways to be flexible with it—such as practicing certain things on certain days and using the Fantabulator to work on one specific thing a couple of times a week.
“I like that it gives me the chance to self-direct, with tips for listening and improving things I might not have thought of. The lessons in this program remind me that making music is more than playing all the right notes.
“More than anything, it’s the attitude and energy—it makes me want to work. It’s not like I’m reading a book—it’s little blurbs presented in quick bites that get me pumped up, and then as soon as I’m ready to GO, the reading is done and I can GO GO GO!”
Kristi Bridges
Songwriter, vocalist for Goliath Down
(and adult guitar student)
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“I often have to give my college students advice on how to structure their practice time for success in performance. I wish all of them could have the benefit of the FMP! Plananizer program to develop good habits before we see them in college! This book is full of positive, helpful suggestions which will improve practice time habits, and therefore will improve the results of practice time for anyone, child to college age and beyond.”
Rose Marie Chisholm
Vocal Diction and Piano Accompanying
University of North Texas, College of Music
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“It’s a really cool book! This text [Fantabulous Music Practice! Plananizer Success Manual] is a creative and clever approach for prompting a student to use their practice time more efficiently. However, an unexpected gem for the professional teacher is Ms. Youngblood’s insight into the excuses of her students in the chapter, ‘Escaping the Excuse Trap.’
“Since I have been a private lesson teacher for 20 years, it is wonderful to find a text which challenges me to rethink my own approach to teaching. The carefully thought out charts of excuses and their ‘hidden’ meanings will allow me to thwart those same excuses from my own students with better suggestions and options for successful practice.”
Marte E. Kennedy
Trombone Teacher/Performer
Director, Marcus HS Trombone Choir
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“After becoming thoroughly acquainted with this book, Fantabulous Music Practice! by Debra Youngblood, I enthusiastically recommend it. It is a book showing serious music students how to make rapid progress at mastering their music instruments. It is also a very valuable book for teachers giving them new ideas in guiding their students toward their goal of being the best musicians possible.
“In addition to practical instructions, I enjoyed also the style of writing, the graphics, and page layouts. It is hard to put the book down once one starts reading it. The pages on ‘Stop! Look! Listen! Document! Plan!’ are important words of wisdom and guidance for the student that are worth the price of the book alone.”
Burl D. Bagwell
Former Band Director and Piano Teacher—Now retired
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“Fantabulous Music Practice! not only offers helps, it inspires hope. You can be assured that if you use these methods and strive for excellence your practice time will achieve show-stopping results.
“This system of practice is like having an understanding and wise music teacher right there in the room with you, guiding you to bring out the very best in your talent, ability and skills. You can’t help but win!
“Try it out yourself and see! Whether you are a seasoned music instructor searching for ways to inspire your students to excellence, or a fledgling student with the hope of one day achieving your time in the spotlight, you will be sure to find the help and the hope that you need in Fantabulous Music Practice! by Debra Youngblood.”
Joy Books
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“I have read through the Fantabulous Music Practice!® [Plananizer® Success Manual Volume One] several times…it is packed with suggestions…the wonderful ideas of concrete goals are quite helpful…
“The Escaping the Excuse Trap charts are especially well designed. My students smile as they recognize their excuses and it certainly assists in analyzing problematic attitudes so that they can be replaced with productive practice. These charts alone are well worth the purchase of the book. We all deal with the ‘common excuses’ of why a student’s progress is lagging behind their potential. These charts offer a practical solution for students to logically discover where the progress breakdown is occurring.
“The manual is chock full of great ideas. It will take time to implement all the ideas (best digested in small bites) and it is a fantastic resource to maintain fresh thoughts on how to continually inspire your students to grow in their abilities to think well and practice efficiently and effectively.”