Sponsored Practice

This is an idea we came up with several years ago, and a huge motivator!  Feel free to adapt it for you, but can be nice to have extended family and friends also interested in practice for your child.  :)

Sponsored Practice

For 21 days students must record the length of time spent practicing. In order to be counted it must be signed off by a parent.

Each student has a card of sponsors.

Maximum sponsorship per minute is 2 cents. Donations accepted.

All money goes to a violin-related event - camp, books, music, stands, new instrument, CDs etc

Lesson time, fiddling and chamber orchestra do not count.

Prizes

These are awarded for number of minutes practiced, not total of amount collected

Prizes awarded for each student who practices for over 500 minutes over the 21 days

1 cent per minute 2 cents per minute

5 minutes for 21 days = 105 minutes 10 minutes for 21 days = 210 minutes 15 minutes for 21 days = 315 minutes 20 minutes for 21 days = 420 minutes 25 minutes for 21 days = 525 minutes 30 minutes for 21 days = 630 minutes 35 minutes for 21 days = 735 minutes 40 minutes for 21 days = 840 minutes 45 minutes for 21 days = 945 minutes 50 minutes for 21 days = 1050 minutes 55 minutes for 21 days = 1155 minutes 60 minutes for 21 days = 1260 minutes

$1.05 $2.10 $3.15 $4.20 $5.25 $6.30 $7.35 $8.40 $9.45 $10.50 $11.55 $12.60

$2.10 $4.20 $6.30 $8.40 $10.50 $12.60 $14.70 $16.80 $18.90 $21.00 $23.10 $25.20

That is the price per sponsor. You may be fortunate to have up to 10 sponsors!