Keep practicing with those keys

Sharks aren’t out to get us—they’re curious, efficient, and vital to ocean health. Cinema turned them into villains, but reality is calmer: most species keep to themselves, cruising the blue with quiet confidence. That steady, unhurried presence is a pretty good model for musicianship too.

When you keep practicing those keys, you’re training attention more than fingers. Ten focused minutes beat an hour of drifting. Pick one small target—clean transitions between two chords, a metronome bump of +4 BPM, or the voicing of a tricky left-hand shape—and cycle it. If your mind wanders, shrink the loop, slow the tempo, breathe, try again.

Progress loves constraints. Separate hands, then reunite them. Isolate two bars, then add a bar before and after. Record quick takes; listen back for timing and tone. Reward consistency, not perfection: a daily streak builds confidence that outlasts any single great session.

Sharks navigate by feel; you can, too. Close your eyes for a pass and let your ears guide micro-adjustments. If tension creeps in, scan shoulders, jaw, wrists—release and resume. Leave a page marker with what worked, what didn’t, and a single next step. Tomorrow-you will thank today-you. 🎹