I took a tad different of a approach today. "Let's open on the Mouth Piece" I thought. Well it certainly helps. (Though it didn't aid in warming up the instrument any faster)
And So I still had to play scales. I'm in a C minor mood this week.
And So I still had to play scales. I'm in a C minor mood this week.
As this week time seemed to be in short supply, I decided it would be best to focus on two things:
1) Prairie Songs (Because I'm abhorrent at it)
2)Something I really enjoyed playing (for the last bit)
The main point of contingency surrounding Prairie Songs is that blasted third page. Granted, the part in itself is not extremely difficult, but it is still easier said that done. For the most part I focused on that period/bit/phrase(s) at 137. Gotta' Work on those rhythms, although they seem more irregular than they actually are. I resorted to humming it out to help with the timing. But the rhythm aside, it's just a matter or range. Not even necessarily hitting the note, but hitting the note and not having it sound like a dying animal. So Tone Quality. That's something that ought to come with time, but for now I'll still have to work.
As for what I enjoyed playing it was something totally irrelevant so I'm not going to delve into any details here.
1) Prairie Songs (Because I'm abhorrent at it)
2)Something I really enjoyed playing (for the last bit)
The main point of contingency surrounding Prairie Songs is that blasted third page. Granted, the part in itself is not extremely difficult, but it is still easier said that done. For the most part I focused on that period/bit/phrase(s) at 137. Gotta' Work on those rhythms, although they seem more irregular than they actually are. I resorted to humming it out to help with the timing. But the rhythm aside, it's just a matter or range. Not even necessarily hitting the note, but hitting the note and not having it sound like a dying animal. So Tone Quality. That's something that ought to come with time, but for now I'll still have to work.
As for what I enjoyed playing it was something totally irrelevant so I'm not going to delve into any details here.
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