After a long time without, I finally have a lesson Thursday. Concerts, illness, travel have intervened. When I am working for material for an upcoming concert, I don't work on my lesson material. So that intervenes. Now I am in this tiny window between concerts, though I understand from Bill that "the charts" are in at the symphony office (I feel like such a musician, saying that).
Anyway, with the lesson Thursday, I worked hard on my lesson material, until after about 55 minutes my chops started to go. I have to laugh at myself, at how impatient I get with myself. How worried - well, I won't be able to play this right at my lesson! That's why I am having a lesson!
10 minutes after I quit, about 5 after 9, Charlie called from upstairs and told me that he doesn't mind if I keep playing after 9, he goes to bed late in the summer and I could even play 'till 10. Generous of him, generous and thoughtful. I love human society.
August 2009 goals
Technique.
Don't overcommit.
Keep loving playing.
Don't overcommit.
Keep loving playing.
About Me
- Michelle Bonnet
- I bought my first trombone on January 28, 2006. I'm a chemist by education and trade but I do IT now. I lived in the Bush when I was a kid and life was very different then & there.
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- Nervous!
- halfway through Porgy & Bess
- mix it up mix it up mix it up
- I came into my practice with strong intent again t...
- 4 hours
- And after the whining ...
- and back to intent
- sweet sound upon return
- 'bye 'bye bone
- analytical
- just a bit of an annoying practice
- the road ... and best intentions
- one quick low note blog
- good tone, but the legato!
- Happy chops
- Lesson Thursday
- Eyes on the conductor
- CONCERT TONIGHT!
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July 2009 goals
1. Use July and August as space to work on my technique.
2. Be very careful about what I agree to play, so I don't get into another overcommitment situation.
3. Work on my legato, clean starts and ends of notes, playing beautifully, playing with dynamics.
4. Impress Jack when I have my next lesson. :)
2. Be very careful about what I agree to play, so I don't get into another overcommitment situation.
3. Work on my legato, clean starts and ends of notes, playing beautifully, playing with dynamics.
4. Impress Jack when I have my next lesson. :)
May 2009 goals
Work on my low notes.
Improve my tonguing. Clean tonguing. Get away from this smearing between notes.
Improve my tonguing. Clean tonguing. Get away from this smearing between notes.
April 2009 goals
Play less material, practice as much or more, and play my material well. Play it well.
March 2009 goals
G Every Day:
Do D-E-F-G-A-G-F-E-D.
Long tones in the C-D-E-F neighborhood.
Work octaves from top to bottom as well as bottom to top.
Pedal practice Every Day.
Do D-E-F-G-A-G-F-E-D.
Long tones in the C-D-E-F neighborhood.
Work octaves from top to bottom as well as bottom to top.
Pedal practice Every Day.
February 2009 goals
In a word, slow it down and get it right.
Not too different from January. Slow it down and get it right. I will not play perfectly by the time I die, so let's just try to play well, now.
Not too different from January. Slow it down and get it right. I will not play perfectly by the time I die, so let's just try to play well, now.
January 2009 goals
Simple goal this month: To play everything as well and as beautifully as possible. Slow things down in practice in order to play them well.
Remember that the point of the instrument is to sound beautiful. So, do it.
Remember that the point of the instrument is to sound beautiful. So, do it.
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