Saturday, September 27, 2008

Hours In

I want to set a goal for time on the horn for this week, calling this week Saturday to Friday. I agree that it is not just the time you spend practicing, but the quality of your practice - you can practice the wrong thing playing the wrong way, and then you are just reinforcing bad playing.

But. My experience has been that the more I play the better I play. In large part, it is truly a physical thing - my embouchure is just plain in better shape. Then there's the memory of the pieces, etc.

Here's my goal:
Saturday (today) - 1 1/2 hours
Sunday - 1 1/2 hours
Monday through Thursday - 1 hour on the horn each day
Friday - play, but no time requirement ... at least 15 minutes to get a good warm-up in.

Let's see how I do.

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