62nd day of practice, uninterrupted

If they say that doing something for 21 days straight makes it a habit, I guess I have that measure beat.

I read something like the amount of time you put in on practice is not so important as whether your goal in practice was achieved. Tonight I had a light warmup, then worked very, very methodically on some of my Beeler exercises, and then on a duet - actually, a lovely little duet, but on the top part I had a hard time hitting the G (I have to laugh at myself) ... while I did work on my high notes a little yesterday during my brief practice, and today a bit at lunch, I have not been hitting them as assiduously perhaps as I should - so no small wonder that I had trouble with it. I'll dial up sticking with my high and low warmup practice every day ... it did slip this past week leading up to and after the concert.

It was nice just practicing slowly and not feeling a desperation about getting the music right for an upcoming concert. I was attentive to not being sloppy, catching myself when I was. It felt just right, tonight for a practice. And I worked on the Etude study at lunch today, and that is fun.