Jesu, Joy

Why don't I have those positions nailed?

What's up with the trombone that it's so hard for me to know where notes are? After the last post, with Herb gone home, I just poked around playing Jesu, Joy from memory. I can sort of do it, but whew! it is tricky to find the notes.

Then I dig into it more. Is it tricky because I actually don't have the melody fully in my mind? Is it trickier now than when I was a kid because I am not spending the hours and hours on it, expecting it to come all at once instead? I think, maybe I don't have Jesu, Joy fully in my mind, but then I can sing it, so I do, but I'm not giving myself the time to take it from my head to the trombone.

Ok, mini-goal, I love Jesu, Joy, it sounds lovely on the trombone, that can be my song that I play when called upon ... but, oh, my, I also have to learn to play Happy Birthday as we are always called upon to do that!