How much practice for violin?

[tiredmumneedssleep]

Thanking you in advance for your advice!

My daughter is 12 and will sit her Grade 6 violin exam in November. She currently does 7 hours of practice with almost 3 hours of private lessons and another 2 hours spent playing in orchestra each week.

Her teacher has asked her to practice more.

I wanted to check how much time she should be practicing.

Her practice is currently quite targeted, with around 15 minutes of scales and exercises and then another 45 minutes focusing on specific parts of a different piece each day etc.

I do not come from a musical background, so would really appreciate advice. Thank you!

Thank you for the comments! That actually makes a lot of sense about the comparison with Ballet!

My daughter does ballet as well, and I think I've unconsciously treated them quite similarly, including the supervised/lesson time.

Prior to this year, DD was spending around 30 mins per day in practice, so I think I'm partially relieved she's happy to practice, but also don't want her to lose interest and get tired.

I'll remind her to keep recording herself and using her practice note book! And to focus on effectiveness rather than time! Thanks again, you've all been so helpful!