After my beautiful practice time yesterday, I want to do two solid practice sessions today. I was going to eat breakfast first but am short on food supplies, so had to put a pot of brown rice on to cook, which takes an hour ... so I'll do my first practice session hungry - who knows what kind of an edge that will provide! Probably not the best of edges but you never know. (I'm kind of in a macro-biotic phase and don't want to eat white rice - picky, picky, picky.)
My goal for this two-phase practice today is to work all of my lesson material in my first session, and then to work my rehearsal material for the winter and spring concerts in my second session. HA! And to get in one tenor clef piece in the second session as well.
Off to hit it!
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Hi Michelle, this is Lynda Jones. Hey I have surfed Dr. Gibson's site so often I totally over looked the practicing with sincerity part. He has had a major influence on the way I think about music. I have had so many teachers over the years but none with the heart and soul like Dr. G has. I feel very fortunate to have him as my teacher. On his site you can click on his resources page. On his resources page is his daily rountine. It's really awesome. You can listen to him play each part. I have done this myself many a time to get a certain way of tonguing in my head. He talks about his numbered tonguing system taught to him by Buddy Baker. I have learned this system. It's going to take some time to perfect! Any way, on his page you will see two apples. Behind the right apple is a ton of music.
Dr. Gibson is a seriously busy guy but he always takes the time to answer the simplest of questions. I really value the lessons I have with him.
To practice with sincerity is a very beautiful concept. Alot of times you get totally mixed up in the technique, thinking about notes and missing the whole point- playing for the love of it. Playing because you love trombone and love music. Dr. Gibson was the one who made me totally rethink why I play in the first place? If your always worrying about notes and not thinking about painting a picture with the music you are playing then what's the point? It's not about notes it's about the music the sincerity part. Love what you are doing. If you have sincerity in your heart the love will come out in the music and out your bell. That's my take on it any way.
Peace,
LJ.
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