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  • Making Your Practice Records Even More Meaningful

    Making Your Practice Records Even More Meaningful

    We have added several new features to the Practice Record section of Terakoya Cloud to help you elevate your daily sessions. Practice Hints First, you’ll notice a new lightbulb icon (💡) on your practice record screen and dashboard. Clicking this will display helpful tips for your practice. Currently, it features “Today’s Key.” Instead of always…

  • [Update] Intuitive & Effortless. New Rating System and Dashboard Live Now!

    [Update] Intuitive & Effortless. New Rating System and Dashboard Live Now!

    We’ve updated the Terakoya Cloud (TCPL) user interface! This update focuses on making your daily practice sessions easier to log and more visual to review. 1. Simpler “Focus” Ratings When logging your practice, you track your “Focus”—those long-term technical goals like posture, fingering, or bowing. Previously, we used a 1-to-10 scale. However, based on your…

  • When You Keep Recording “How Was Today Compared to Yesterday?”

    When You Keep Recording “How Was Today Compared to Yesterday?”

    Do you ever practice every day and still wonder, Am I really improving? The dashboard that brings your practice logs together has become even more powerful. After your daily instrument practice, all you have to do is give yourself a simple self-rating, like:“Was I able to play a little better today than yesterday?”By continuing to…

  • Like Social Media, But Completely Different” — Introducing terakoyaCloud (TCPL): A Practice Log Platform

    Like Social Media, But Completely Different” — Introducing terakoyaCloud (TCPL): A Practice Log Platform

    By recording and accumulating your daily practice, you can reflect on the past and chart your path forward. While terakoyaCloud.com (TCPL) may look like a social network where you share what you’re working on, its essence is worlds apart from traditional SNS. TCPL isn’t a stage for flaunting “perfect” performances. Instead, it’s a focused space…

  • Try It Free — No Signup Required: TCPL Demo Users Now Available

    Try It Free — No Signup Required: TCPL Demo Users Now Available

    We have released demo users on terakoyaCloud so you can experience how TCPL works. You can explore real Practice Log dashboards without creating an account.Everything runs in a safe read-only mode, so you can freely browse the system. If you’re wondering: The best way to understand it is simply to try it yourself. What You…

  • You Don’t Have to Practice Alone

    You Don’t Have to Practice Alone

    One of the hardest parts of practicing an instrument is the loneliness. For instruments like the piano, both practicing and performing are often solitary activities.But even with other instruments, practicing alone is something every musician must face. How well am I actually doing?Am I really improving? Almost every musician has experienced the uncertainty of judging…

  • Goal Setting for Deeper Practice: Focus and Context

    Goal Setting for Deeper Practice: Focus and Context

    When you practice an instrument like piano or violin, what exactly are you trying to improve? At terakoyaCloud, we divide practice goals into two different categories: Focus and Context. Both are goals in a broad sense, but they play very different roles in how we think about practice. Context: Goals with a natural endpoint A…

  • Do You Feel Progress in Your Instrument Practice?

    Do You Feel Progress in Your Instrument Practice?

    Visualizing Your Practice: The terakoyaCloud Dashboard Do you feel that your instrument practice is steadily progressing? Music is enjoyable and can bring an extraordinary sense of joy.When you play an instrument, the emotion you feel in the sound you create may be something only those who truly love music can understand. Yet many musicians would…

  • The Philosophy Behind the “Add a Practice Log” Form — TCPL as a Runway to the World

    The “Add a Practice Log” form in TCPL is not just a submission form. It is a runway before taking off into the world. This article records the meaning behind each section and why it was designed this way — so we never forget the core philosophy. 1. Log Type (Set Focus / Working on…

  • TerakoyaCloud Prototype Is Now Live

    ― A place to share your practice ― Today, I have published the prototype version of TerakoyaCloud (TCPL) on the live site. It is not a finished product.Rather, it is an experimental space that will grow over time. First, I will participate myself and start building my own Practice Logs. What TerakoyaCloud Aims To Be…