Got the CD and book "Breakfast" (Intonation practice for trombonists) by David Schwartz a few days ago and today after my regular practice I started playing with it. Played until my hand and lips feel like falling off!
It's really interesting. The point of the whole thing is to improve your ear by playing with drones on the CD player. I'm totally intrigued and I can't wait to keep doing it and keep listening myself. I can hear when I'm wrong!
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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- Off to DC
- okay, just some scales again
- just scales
- Breakfast!
- beautiful little practice
- good practice ...
- Don't be afraid of fast passages
- It is a long, slow process
- Where is this coming from?
- tone
- quiet scales
- I'm loving taking the time
- This program's working
- a little anxiety, a little music
- Play!
- kids and cartoons and the 4th
- Getting the chops in shape
- Sit-down concert a SUCCESS
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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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