Have a plan before you practice.
Practice every day without willpower.
Create a perfect practice structure.
Play like you practiced on stage.
These courses teach you how to practice.
Not technique.
Not repertoire.
The skill of practicing itself.
They work alongside any teacher, any method.
The 3-minute quiz tells you which one to start with.
100% of what you pay rolls forward into the next.
Take the Practice Scorecard, a free 3-minute quiz that assesses your current practice habits and gives you a personalized PDF with results and recommendations. It will guide you so you can choose between the four Courses. From there: the free 7-Day Primer tests the waters, the 30-Day Challenge ($99) resets your habits, Practical Popper Prep ($499) gives you 6 months of structured intermediate etude work, and the PPPP ($4,299) is the flagship year-long program covering all 40 Popper Etudes.
Each Course increases in depth: the 7-Day Primer introduces practice fundamentals in 10 minutes/day (free). The 30-Day Challenge builds a daily habit at 15 minutes/day ($99). Practical Popper Prep tackles intermediate etudes at 45 minutes/day ($499). The PPPP covers all 40 advanced Popper Etudes at 90 minutes/day ($4,299).
No. All Courses are self-guided with video lessons and are designed to work alongside any teacher or independently. They teach practice technique, not cello technique, so they complement whatever method or teacher you already have. And, frankly, a number of professional cello teachers have taken the Courses too.
Yes. Payments roll forward as credit. The $99 from the 30-Day Challenge applies to Popper Prep ($499 becomes $400) or the PPPP ($4,299 becomes $4,200). The $499 from Popper Prep applies to the PPPP.
The 30-Day Challenge has a 7-day refund window, no questions asked. Practical Popper Prep has a 14-day refund window. For the PPPP, complete the first masterclass and if you aren't convinced, you will be refunded, no questions asked. The 7-Day Primer is free.
The 7-Day Primer requires about 10 minutes a day for 7 days. The 30-Day Challenge is about 15 minutes a day for 30 days. Practical Popper Prep asks for 45 minutes a day for 6 months. The PPPP asks for 90 minutes a day for 1 year.
The 7-Day Primer and 30-Day Challenge work for any level. Practical Popper Prep is for intermediate cellists. The PPPP is for advanced cellists with at least 2 concertos and fluency in 4 octaves.
The PPPP includes the Aaron-Moore Popper Etudes edition (digital and print) and Eric Moore's personal teacher's edition. The 30-Day Challenge includes downloadable practice logs and resources. Practical Popper Prep includes the Popper Preparatory Etudes.
PPPP ($4,299) and Practical Popper Prep ($499) both have Pay Over Time options at checkout. The 30-Day Practice Challenge ($99) is a one-time payment. The 7-Day Primer is free. Your payments also roll forward: your $99 from the 30-Day Challenge applies as credit toward Popper Prep or the PPPP, and your $499 from Popper Prep applies toward the PPPP.
You keep lifetime access to all materials. Most students move up the Course ladder: 7-Day to 30-Day to Popper Prep to PPPP, applying previous payments as credit.
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