PianoTell's 1st Annual Practice Accountability Challenge - Team 2024 (PACT2024)

Sophia · 2024-06-21T22:53:53+00:00

You are cordially invited to join the Practice Accountability Challenge - Team 2024 (that's PACT2024)! This year, the challenge starts on July 1st, 2024. Nex...

MandM

WieWaldi
Early Octoberfest ? I like your avatar picture, btw.

WieWaldi

MandM Early Octoberfest ? I like your avatar picture, btw.

Thank you, unfortunately this avatar picture isn't animated. PW did allow animated gifs as avatar, this forum doesn't 😪
animated version (PW)
btw, always Octoberfest!

Sophia

TLH21 You're added to the list as well now. And if you're wondering "what list?": it's not live yet 🙂 Pallas and I have been collecting many of the thoughts and suggestions in this thread, and based on that are cobbling together an introduction/invitation to participate. Once we have a draft we feel happy with, I'll update the first post with this information, with the list of all participants who signed up so far.

Please consider it very much a joint effort and WIP still so keep those suggestions coming 😃

WieWaldi

Sophia Lol WieWaldi, I'm disappointed in you. You haven't even come up with something that includes your name. Obviously you didn't get enough 🍺 last night 😂

Noooo, I put some 🍻 into my 🍺.

I am a big fan of acronyms that forms a pronounceable word. DPC for instance does not, and sounds like "Parking Distance Control". PACT on the other hand has some punch, even if I don't like the T as for Team. A Team isn't something you can do.

What about making a poll for the acronym? If you want to be a recital moderator, you must learn how to set up a poll, anyway. (and then tell me how it works)

watching from the sideline... popcorn

Sophia

WieWaldi If you want to be a recital moderator, you must learn how to set up a poll, anyway

Whoa no pressure at all there, right boss? 😅🤣😂 I normally agree with making a poll. We might need a poll whether there should be a poll, or shall we make a poll on whether we should have a poll about the need for... oh my. You sure trigger my silly buttons!

But all jokes aside, I don't think this forum has a poll feature just yet. Which is just as well, because our minds are basically set on the PACT idea. Though we totally hear you on changing the "team" word to something else... stay tuned!

Animisha

WieWaldi

I am very happy avatars are not animated, I get too distracted by moving things on my screen!

WieWaldi

Sophia I was thinking about something like this:
Do we need a poll about a poll for the acronym?

ShiroKuro

I don't think you need to do a poll, you @Sophia and @Pallas have started this idea (IIRC!) so you can make the call. And you've gotten lots of suggestions, just pick a title and go with it!

~~It's easy for me to say that though because I like all the acronym ideas in this thread, and PACT is particularly good!~~
😅

Sophia

LOL, nice try my friend 😃 But of course we're totally going by what @ShiroKuro said and come up with something that'll probably work for all... you know... TEAM work and all that. Ooooh! That was below the belt! 🤣

Sophia

Ok, the title and the first post are now updated with all the ideas we have all come up with together. There are still a few details to be worked out, such as the award we'll be able to hand out after each completed challenge, but it's a start 😃

We can't thank you guys enough, we both had real fun putting this together and are eagerly looking forward towards organizing our first recital as well soon. But that's a whole different topic so we'll stick with the PACT in this thread 😃

Edit: special shout out to @navindra who is truly awesome in trying to accommodate our every whim! He deserves a medal 🥇 !

navindra

Sign me up, please!

I've generally been pretty good about practicing daily, however little, every day. I lost a bit of motivation this week after a recent recital and have lapsed.

This was just the motivation I needed! I know I'm going to be traveling a few days over the summer, but I think I can manage some offline practice, so to speak. 🙂

Sophia

navindra Done 😃 Welcome to the party!

twocats

Sophia this is so great! I've been trying various tricks to go to bed at a reasonable hour (this means "lights out" by 11pm for me) and trying to figure out how my brain works. I believe that external accountability is one of the things I really respond to and I hope this is the push I need! "Go to bed at a reasonable hour" has been on my New Year's resolutions for at least the last 5 years, but it's usually been like "I'm going to try... not sure if I can make it happen".

I'm traveling for my chamber music workshop right now (it starts on Sunday morning) which makes sleep even more important. I thought I would crash early last night due to jetlag but was researching things to do tomorrow and the next thing I knew it was 10:30pm! I hurried up and got ready for bed.

Anyway, go PACT 2024!! We can do this!!

thepianoplayer416

I like to sign up but feel the last thing I need to do is to sign up to some artificial declaration that I practice playing piano / violin at least # hours /day or /week. I'm out of town and already practicing an hour a day on a travel keyboard.

I've seen some learners who have trouble staying motivated practicing even half-hour /day. People who lose interest in music forcing themselves to commit to weekly practice would be like a torture.

Pallas

thepianoplayer416 I'm hearing that you would not find this challenge helpful. I want to make sure I understand what you're needing. Are you just wanting to feel heard on the subject of challenges in general, or would you like to make a suggestion to improve this challenge? I'm asking because the challenge was collaboratively written, and as a volunteer, I'm keeping track of requests. Thanks!

Stub

thepianoplayer416
Please don't feel compelled to sign up. For many people, the challenge--some amount of time at the piano every day they're at home--is not a good fit for them. People are getting their practicing done on their own schedule; everyone has their own needs and styles. If the challenge is right for you, you'll know it. Carry on!

Sophia

thepianoplayer416 There is absolutely no pressure to sign up for anything 🙂. In my personal case it works like @twocats said: that final little push to get something done that I might otherwise not get done.

But if it has the opposite effect on you, then it's definitely not for you. I'm a very firm believer in personal freedom and choice 🥰 Our brains all work differently.

Oh, and also definitely what Pallas said 😁

thepianoplayer416

Stub
I'm not at home or at a practice studio at the conservatory. Out of town with a semi-weighted keyboard learning pieces as much as I can.

Anyway, most days I'm already doing at least 1h. Whether I keep track of my practice hours or not, in 1 year my hours add up to 365+.

Pallas

Sophia I'm a very firm believer in personal freedom and choice 🥰 Our brains all work differently.

Same!

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