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#30: What 3 things do you need to know when choosing music for an exercise?
Boldness be my friend. - William Shakespeare
For those of you who bravely and boldly go into the realm of creating your own exercises, firstly, I raise my glass to your bravado!
You should know, based on my minimal research, that not nearly every teacher does this. In fact, I would estimate that less than 50% regularly teach unset exercises; that's so unfortunate for their students and for them! To be fair though, it is a ton of work when you're first getting started with creating exercises.
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