It happened so gradually that I didn't see it. I don't know when it occurred, actually. Sometime in the last six or so months, I guess.
I've gone from needing to find motivation to practice every day, to needing to play every day. Instead of having to find time to play every day and making sure I can fit it in, I just - play. I pick up the horn just as soon as I can in each day. I listen, listen to myself. I work hard but I listen and I love it.
Something's changed and it is cool.
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.
My Juneau Music
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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