Question

Raghav is practicing the guitar solo that he will be performing next month. He’s been struggling with the tempo for the song. He decides to listen to recordings of the piece by other artists. Raghav hopes that by doing so he will find some inspiration for his performance. What practice technique is Raghav using as he listens to these recordings?

Answer 1

This is modeling (observational or vicarious learning) — he’s using recordings as models to hear tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and get ideas to imitate or adapt in his own performance.